milchig
\mɪlçɪç\
The verdict
“milchig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laiteux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-milchig · milchig · French
milchig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | milchig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mɪlçɪç\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « milchig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
milchig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mɪlçɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Laiteux.".
Zero misspellings are on record for milchig in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is milchig, spelled M-I-L-C-H-I-G.
Definition
- 1Laiteux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how milchig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als der Schweißer seine Zigarette angezündet hatte, stellte er den Ellenbogen auf den Tisch und schaute mit vorgebeugtem Kopf die junge Frau einen Augenblick lang an ohne etwas zu sagen; ihr hübsches Blondinengesicht hatte an diesem Tage eine milchige Durchsichtigkeit wie feines Porzellan.
Ich erinnere mich an einen Novembernachmittag im Sitzungsraum Nr. 86 im zweiten Stock des Bundeshauses. Durch die hohen Glasfenster, ein Werk der lombardischen Glasermeister, die während des 19. Jahrhunderts ihr Handwerk in Bern ausgeübt hatten, drang ein milchiges Licht und überflutete die Gesichter, die Wände, Tische und Sessel.
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.