philandrique
\fi.lɑ̃.dʁik\
The verdict
“philandrique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est attiré en amour par les hommes, se dit spécialement d'un homme qui aime les hommes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-philandrique · philandrique · French
philandrique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | philandrique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fi.lɑ̃.dʁik\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « philandrique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
philandrique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fi.lɑ̃.dʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est attiré en amour par les hommes, se dit spécialement d'un homme qui aime les hommes.".
philandrique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is philandrique, spelled P-H-I-L-A-N-D-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est attiré en amour par les hommes, se dit spécialement d'un homme qui aime les hommes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how philandrique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’en était peut-être fait de mes mœurs, malgré mon éloignement extrême pour le vice philandrique, si, comme ce Romain, un coup de poignard dans ma vertu n’avait percé l’abcès qui m’eût donné la mort. , Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Tome 1, p. 159.
Synonyms
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.