matineux

\ma.ti.nø\

/\ma.ti.nø\/ adj

The verdict

“matineux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a l’habitude de se lever tôt le matin, matinal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-matineux · matineux · French

matineux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for matineux
PropertyValue
Headwordmatineux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ma.ti.nø\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « matineux » en français

matineuxreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

matineux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ma.ti.nø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a l’habitude de se lever tôt le matin, matinal.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for matineux, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is matineux, spelled M-A-T-I-N-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a l’habitude de se lever tôt le matin, matinal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how matineux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ah ! ah ! fit le roi […] vous êtes bien matineux, Henriot, pour un jeune marié !
  2. Les Parisiens ne sont pas matineux, surtout après une journée de fatigue.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matineux"?
"matineux" is spelled M-A-T-I-N-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ti.nø\.
What does "matineux" mean?
As an adjective, "matineux" means: Qui a l’habitude de se lever tôt le matin, matinal.
How do you pronounce "matineux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matineux" is \ma.ti.nø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matineux" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list