mes genoux

\me ʒə.nu\

/\me ʒə.nu\/ pron

The verdict

“mes genoux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mes-genoux · mes genoux · French

mes genoux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 mes genoux
PropertyValue
Headwordmes genoux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA\me ʒə.nu\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mes genoux » en français

mes genouxsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

mes genoux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed \me ʒə.nu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rien.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mes genoux, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mes genoux, spelled M-E-S- -G-E-N-O-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Guethenoc : Je lui rembourse mes genoux, et si il a filé la vérole à mes bêtes, chuis chuis un marteau, moi ! Je crame tout, moi ! Ma ferme, la sienne, celles des autres, le château, j’vais flamber la moitié de la Bretagne.

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 "mes genoux"?
"mes genoux" is spelled M-E-S- -G-E-N-O-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \me ʒə.nu\.
What does "mes genoux" mean?
As a pronoun, "mes genoux" means: Rien.
How do you pronounce "mes genoux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mes genoux" is \me ʒə.nu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mes genoux" come from?
"mes genoux" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list