méandreux
\me.ɑ̃.dʁø\
The verdict
“méandreux” 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 sinueux, fait des méandres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-meandreux · méandreux · French
méandreux · 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 | méandreux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \me.ɑ̃.dʁø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
méandreux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \me.ɑ̃.dʁø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for méandreux, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is méandreux, spelled M-É-A-N-D-R-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est sinueux, fait des méandres.
- 2Lent ; indirect ; compliqué.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how méandreux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour le seconder, il trouverait sur place le dieu-fleuve Styx, fils d’Océan et de Théthys, dont les bras méandreux entouraient l’infernal domaine.
Je veux refuser de suivre ces longs calculs sur leur trace méandreuse.
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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.