pompeux
French, adjective/pɔ̃.pø/
pompeux is spelled P-O-M-P-E-U-X (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,445th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pompeux is a French adjective meaning “pompous, bombastic (affectedly grand)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a de la pompe, où il y a de la pompe”.
What does pompeux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
pompous, bombastic (affectedly grand)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de la pompe, où il y a de la pompe. 2. Exagéré, emphatique, lourd.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pompeux
- pompeuse feminine
- pompeuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pompeux?
- /pɔ̃.pø/
- \pɔ̃.pø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pompeux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pompeux in French?
pompeux appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).