populeux

\pɔ.py.lø\

/\pɔ.py.lø\/ adj

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The verdict

“populeux” is uncommon French (frequency #90,048 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,048
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est densément peuplé ou fréquenté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-populeux · populeux · French

populeux · rank #90,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,048
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH polymorphes

Nearest frequency peer: polymorphes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « populeux »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « populeux » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for populeux
PropertyValue
Headwordpopuleux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɔ.py.lø\
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « populeux » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.populeuxtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « polymorphes » (#90,047), « pollo » (#90,046), « postcoloniale » (#90,050). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « populeux » est au #90,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

populeux is uncommon French at frequency #90,048 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pɔ.py.lø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

populeux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is populeux, spelled P-O-P-U-L-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est densément peuplé ou fréquenté.
  2. 2
    Relatif au bas peuple, à la populace, qui est populaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how populeux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ainsi, sous nos latitudes tempérées, lorsque les ruches sont populeuses, ces mini-monstres pullulent de concert – jusqu’à 5 000 par colonie !
  2. Le vieux quartier, l’ancienne ville, étage au nord-ouest ses ruelles étroites et tortueuses, bordées de masures branlantes ; là se trouvent la mairie, le tribunal civil, le marché, la gendarmerie ; cette partie de Plassans, la plus populeuse, est occupée par les ouvriers, les commerçants, tout le menu peuple actif et misérable.

This word in other languages

populous(English)populoso(Español)dichtbevölkert(Deutsch)

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 "populeux"?
"populeux" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.py.lø\.
What does "populeux" mean?
As an adjective, "populeux" means: Qui est densément peuplé ou fréquenté.
How do you pronounce "populeux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "populeux" is \pɔ.py.lø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "populeux" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "populeux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

potences#90,052pourvois#90,054prenable#90,056plombage#90,039

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list