nubileux
\ny.bi.lø\
The verdict
“nubileux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nébuleux, couvert de nuages.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nubileux · nubileux · French
nubileux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | nubileux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ny.bi.lø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nubileux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ny.bi.lø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for nubileux in our index, 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is nubileux, spelled N-U-B-I-L-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Nébuleux, couvert de nuages.
- 2Nébuleux, pas clair.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nubileux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il tonne quelquefois en temps serein, pour la même raison qu’il tonne en temps nubileux, quand l’air est battu l’un contre l’autre.
Cependant je remarquai un air fort nubileux.
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.