peccamineux
\pe.ka.mi.nø\
The verdict
“peccamineux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au péché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-peccamineux · peccamineux · French
peccamineux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | peccamineux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pe.ka.mi.nø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « peccamineux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
peccamineux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pe.ka.mi.nø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for peccamineux, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is peccamineux, spelled P-E-C-C-A-M-I-N-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Relatif au péché.
- 2Vivement conscient de sa nature de pécheur.
- 3Coupable, condamnable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how peccamineux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle était en effet l’obligée de nos fautes, car sans le péché de l’homme, Jésus ne serait point né sous l’aspect peccamineux de notre ressemblance et Elle n’aurait pu dès lors être la génitrice immaculée d’un Dieu.
Le Catéchisme de l’Église Catholique (CEC) condamne la prostitution. Cette condamnation affirme la dimension gravement peccamineuse de la prostitution, même si l’imputabilité de la faute à la personne qui s’y livre, peut être relativisée par l’état de misère, le chantage ou encore les pressions sociales.
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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.