maigrelet
\mɛ.ɡʁə.lɛ\
The verdict
“maigrelet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est un peu trop maigre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maigrelet · maigrelet · French
maigrelet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maigrelet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɛ.ɡʁə.lɛ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « maigrelet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
maigrelet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɛ.ɡʁə.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for maigrelet, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is maigrelet, spelled M-A-I-G-R-E-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Qui est un peu trop maigre.
- 2Faible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maigrelet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle n’avait jamais été jolie ; elle était laide maintenant, de petite taille et maigrelette.
Et j’ai baisé tes seins menus, pucelette maigrelette, fille gracile du printemps…
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.