miteux
French, adjective/mi.tø/
miteux is spelled M-I-T-E-U-X (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 43,844th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Miteux is a French adjective meaning “shabby, seedy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a l’apparence misérable”.
What does miteux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
shabby, seedy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a l’apparence misérable.
noun: 1. Personne d'apparence misérable. 2. Enfant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of miteux
- miteuse feminine
- miteuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miteux?
- /mi.tø/
- \mi.tø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to miteux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is miteux in French?
miteux appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).