runny
\ˈɹʌn.i\
The verdict
“runny” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liquide (contraire d’épais).
Corpus desk
Index FR-runny · runny · French
runny · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | runny |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈɹʌn.i\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « runny » en français
Rare enough to double-check
runny is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈɹʌn.i\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Liquide (contraire d’épais).".
Zero misspellings are on record for runny in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is runny, spelled R-U-N-N-Y.
Definition
- 1Liquide (contraire d’épais).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how runny appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The sauce is runny.
You have a runny nose.
Antonyms
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.