valétudinaire
\va.le.ty.di.nɛʁ\
The verdict
“valétudinaire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est maladif, qui est souvent malade.
Corpus desk
Index FR-valetudinaire · valétudinaire · French
valétudinaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | valétudinaire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \va.le.ty.di.nɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
valétudinaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \va.le.ty.di.nɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est maladif, qui est souvent malade.".
Zero misspellings are on record for valétudinaire in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is valétudinaire, spelled V-A-L-É-T-U-D-I-N-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est maladif, qui est souvent malade.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how valétudinaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le vieillard jeta sur le jeune homme un regard empreint de sagacité, frappa trois coups à la porte, et dit à un homme valétudinaire, âgé de quarante ans environ : « Bonjour maître. »
Mais avec un petit poêle net, propre, chauffé par l’électricité et pourvu de thermomètres, avec des températures absolument contrôlables et des écrans protecteurs, la cuisine pourrait devenir une distraction et un amusement même pour les dames âgées ou valétudinaires.
This word in other languages
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.