savonneux
French, adjective\sa.vɔ.nø\
savonneux is spelled S-A-V-O-N-N-E-U-X (9 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written French, the 155,929th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Savonneux is a French adjective meaning “soapy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est de la nature du savon, qui contient du savon”.
What does savonneux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
soapy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est de la nature du savon, qui contient du savon. 2. Qui est couvert de savon. 3. Qualifie une terre argileuse, très fine et onctueuse au toucher, telle que la terre à foulon.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of savonneux
- savonneuse feminine
- savonneuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce savonneux?
- \sa.vɔ.nø\
- [sa.vɔ.nø]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is savonneux in French?
savonneux appears about once in every 23 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).