scrofuleux
French, adjective\skʁɔ.fy.lø\
scrofuleux is spelled S-C-R-O-F-U-L-E-U-X (10 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written French, the 194,108th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scrofuleux is a French adjective meaning “scrofulous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a rapport à la scrofule, qui tient de la scrofule”.
What does scrofuleux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
scrofulous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport à la scrofule, qui tient de la scrofule. 2. Dont l’aspect évoque les symptômes de la scrofule (ex: lésions, gonflements, ulcères).
noun: 1. Personne atteinte de scrofule.
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 scrofuleux
- scrofuleuse feminine
- scrofuleuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce scrofuleux?
- \skʁɔ.fy.lø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to scrofuleux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is scrofuleux in French?
scrofuleux appears about once in every 37 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).