visqueux
French, adjective/vis.kø/
visqueux is spelled V-I-S-Q-U-E-U-X (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Visqueux is a French adjective meaning “viscous; slimy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est pâteux, gluant, collant”.
What does visqueux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
viscous; slimy
une substance visqueuse
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est pâteux, gluant, collant. 2. Qualifie une personne repoussante. 3. Qualifie une matière caractérisée par une viscosité considérable.
noun: 1. Aspects d'une réalité qui sont difficiles à cerner.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of visqueux
- visqueuse feminine
- visqueuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce visqueux?
- /vis.kø/
- \vis.kø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to visqueux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is visqueux in French?
visqueux appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).