valuable
\ˈvæl.jə.bl̩\
The verdict
“valuable” is uncommon French (frequency #99,736 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,736
- frequency rank, French
- 2,061
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Précieux, cher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-valuable · valuable · French
valuable · rank #99,736 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,736
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,061
- PHOTO-FINISH Vefa
Nearest frequency peer: Vefa (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « valuable »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- upside
upside
271 corpus weight
- valuable
valuable
265 corpus weight
- Vefa
Vefa
264 corpus weight
- verdet
verdet
263 corpus weight
- verdures
verdures
262 corpus weight
- vergnes
vergnes
261 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « valuable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | valuable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈvæl.jə.bl̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #99,736 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « valuable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
valuable is uncommon French at frequency #99,736 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈvæl.jə.bl̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Précieux, cher.".
valuable has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is valuable, spelled V-A-L-U-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Précieux, cher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how valuable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Don't throw away those notes. You’ll find them valuable when you have to study for the final exam.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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