scéléré
\se.le.ʁe\
The verdict
“scéléré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Scélérat ; criminel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scelere · scéléré · French
scéléré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | scéléré |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \se.le.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « scéléré » en français
Rare enough to double-check
scéléré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \se.le.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for scéléré, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is scéléré, spelled S-C-É-L-É-R-É.
Definition
- 1Scélérat ; criminel.
- 2Obscène.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scéléré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…]; mais ledit de Condé, peu après retombant en sa première erreur et suivant la voie que son père, jadis Louis prince de Condé, très scéléré, lui avoit tracée et frayée par ses vestiges de persécuteur de l'Église catholique, tenant donc la mesme route et carrière du père, se rendit aussi cher des hérétiques et effrénés de toute la France, étant auteur d…
Le récit que fait Virginie de cette nuit scélérée est un des morceaux importants de ce beau rôle, et mademoiselle Rachel le disait à merveille, surtout quand elle touchait aux derniers vers.
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.