renflé
\ʁɑ̃.fle\
The verdict
“renflé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie certaines choses qui vont en grossissant dans quelque partie de leur longueur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-renfle · renflé · French
renflé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | renflé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃.fle\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
renflé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.fle\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie certaines choses qui vont en grossissant dans quelque partie de leur longueur.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for renflé, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is renflé, spelled R-E-N-F-L-É.
Definition
- 1Qualifie certaines choses qui vont en grossissant dans quelque partie de leur longueur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how renflé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Vers la racine, le poil se rétrécit régulièrement et les extrémités libres sont légèrement renflées ou obtuses.
— Colonne renflée.
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.