visqueux
\vis.kø\
The verdict
“visqueux” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,098. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,098
- frequency rank, French
- 2,061
- “V” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est pâteux, gluant, collant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-visqueux · visqueux · French
visqueux · rank #38,098 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,098
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,061
- PHOTO-FINISH vinaigrette
Nearest frequency peer: vinaigrette (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “visqueux”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Villeroy
Villeroy
61,906 corpus weight
- Vilnius
Vilnius
61,905 corpus weight
- vinaigrette
vinaigrette
61,904 corpus weight
- visqueux
visqueux
61,903 corpus weight
- volatils
volatils
61,902 corpus weight
- Volga
Volga
61,901 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “visqueux” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | visqueux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \vis.kø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #38,098 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “visqueux” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around visqueux (IPA \vis.kø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,098 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for visqueux, with forms such as "ivsqueux", "viqsueux", and "visqeuux". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 visqueux, spelled V-I-S-Q-U-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui est pâteux, gluant, collant.
- 2Qualifie une personne repoussante.
- 3Qualifie une matière caractérisée par une viscosité considérable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how visqueux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’auscultation révèle à gauche des râles crépitants nombreux au centre, muqueux en dessous, gros et gargouillants au bas. À droite des râles crépitants fins dans la moitié inférieure. Jusqu’ici les mouvements respiratoires ont été normaux. Je diagnostique avec assurance une bronchite double sans miliaires et sans hépatisation ; l’expectoration abondante e…
Elle se battait entre les bras de son mari, à demi nue, visqueuse comme un poisson qui se débat.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ivsqueux
- viqsueux
- visqeuux
- visqqueux
- visqueuxx
- visquexu
- visquuex
- vissqueux
- visuqeux
- vsiqueux
- vvisqueux
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of visqueux - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "visqueux", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #38,098 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.