mimeux
\mi.mø\
The verdict
“mimeux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensitif, se dit des plantes qui, comme la sensitive, se contractent lorsqu'on les touche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mimeux · mimeux · French
mimeux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | mimeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \mi.mø\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mimeux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mimeux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mi.mø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sensitif, se dit des plantes qui, comme la sensitive, se contractent lorsqu'on les touche.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mimeux, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mimeux, spelled M-I-M-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Sensitif, se dit des plantes qui, comme la sensitive, se contractent lorsqu'on les touche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mimeux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les plantes mimeuses.
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.