paulus

adj

The verdict

“paulus” is uncommon French (frequency #53,540 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,540
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Peu considérable, petit, faible.

Key facts for paulus
PropertyValue
Headwordpaulus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “paulus” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). paulus lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paulus is uncommon French at frequency #53,540 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peu considérable, petit, faible.".

No misspelling variants are generated for paulus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is paulus, spelled P-A-U-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peu considérable, petit, faible.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paulus"?
"paulus" is spelled P-A-U-L-U-S.
What does "paulus" mean?
As an adjective, "paulus" means: Peu considérable, petit, faible.
What language does "paulus" come from?
"paulus" 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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Using “paulus”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-U-L-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list