maupiteux
\mo.pi.tø\
The verdict
“maupiteux” 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) - Cruel, impitoyable, qui est sans pitié.
Corpus desk
Index FR-maupiteux · maupiteux · French
maupiteux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | maupiteux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mo.pi.tø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
maupiteux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mo.pi.tø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
maupiteux has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is maupiteux, spelled M-A-U-P-I-T-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Cruel, impitoyable, qui est sans pitié.
- 2Qui inspire la pitié.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maupiteux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Le] Bayern, vainqueur maupiteux (8-2) du Barça, le 14 août, et désormais grand favori.
Sur ses trottoirs en pente, elle retenait, entre les étalages et les voitures des revendeuses, des passants maupiteux et las, des ouvrières, des petites femmes, un flot d'équivoques flâneurs, …
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