ruineux
\ʁɥi.nø\
The verdict
“ruineux” is an uncommon French word, ranked #69,398 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #69,398
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui menace ruine.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruineux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁɥi.nø\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ruineux” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ruineux is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɥi.nø\. Corpus data places it at rank #69,398 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
ruineux has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ruineux, spelled R-U-I-N-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui menace ruine.
- 2Qui est en ruine.
- 3Qui peut ruiner.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “ruineux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-U-I-N-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁɥi.nø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.