variqueux
\va.ʁi.kø\
The verdict
“variqueux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est affecté de varices ; qui est relatif aux varices.
Corpus desk
Index FR-variqueux · variqueux · French
variqueux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | variqueux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \va.ʁi.kø\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
variqueux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \va.ʁi.kø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
variqueux doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is variqueux, spelled V-A-R-I-Q-U-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est affecté de varices ; qui est relatif aux varices.
- 2Qualifie une coquille qui a extérieurement des renflements assez semblables aux varices.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how variqueux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mme U…, 55 ans, de Maxeville, plaie variqueuse datant de plus d’un an et demi.
À sa droite, un cantonnier variqueux crachait en permanence dans son bac, l’emplissait régulièrement deux fois chaque jour, et il semblait qu’il cherchât à battre ce record tant il mettait de bonne volonté pour tirer de sa carcasse, au prix de raclages, de graillonnements interminables, des excrétions de plus en plus volumineuses…
This word in other languages
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