périculeux
\pe.ʁi.ky.lø\
The verdict
“périculeux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Périlleux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-periculeux · périculeux · French
périculeux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | périculeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pe.ʁi.ky.lø\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « périculeux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
périculeux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pe.ʁi.ky.lø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Périlleux.".
périculeux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is périculeux, spelled P-É-R-I-C-U-L-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Périlleux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how périculeux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Où sont les nuits de grands chemins aux chants bachiques, Dans les Nords noirs et dans les verts Pas-de-Calais, Et les canaux périculeux vers les Belgiques Où, gris, on chavirait en hurlant des couplets ?
Ce mépris est la patrie de leur adoption, c'est l'unique adresse qu'ils puissent offrir aux chers confrères qui seraient tentés d'accourir, en les informant avec bonté de la circonstance d'un périculeux escalier, au travers duquel dégringoleraient sans espoir les plus superbes archanges.
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.