poudreux
\pu.dʁø\
The verdict
“poudreux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est couvert de poudre, de poussière.
Corpus desk
Index FR-poudreux · poudreux · French
poudreux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | poudreux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pu.dʁø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
poudreux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pu.dʁø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est couvert de poudre, de poussière.".
poudreux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is poudreux, spelled P-O-U-D-R-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est couvert de poudre, de poussière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how poudreux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un chapeau, un manteau poudreux.
Le lendemain soir, à neuf heures, le docteur Bianchon monta le poudreux escalier de son oncle.
Synonyms
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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.