strenuus
The verdict
“strenuus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brave, vaillant, courageux, résolu, actif, vif, prompt, rapide, alerte, diligent, empressé, zélé, dévoué.
Corpus desk
Index FR-strenuus · strenuus · French
strenuus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | strenuus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
strenuus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for strenuus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is strenuus, spelled S-T-R-E-N-U-U-S.
Definition
- 1Brave, vaillant, courageux, résolu, actif, vif, prompt, rapide, alerte, diligent, empressé, zélé, dévoué.
- 2Dispos, bien portant.
- 3Turbulent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how strenuus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
strenui nimio plus prosunt populi quam arguti et cati
multi in utroque exercitu, sicut modesti quietique, ita mali et strenui
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.