worthless
\wɜːθ.lɪs\
The verdict
“worthless” 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) - Sans valeur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-worthless · worthless · French
worthless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | worthless |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \wɜːθ.lɪs\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
worthless is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \wɜːθ.lɪs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for worthless in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is worthless, spelled W-O-R-T-H-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Sans valeur.
- 2Inutile.
- 3Inutile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how worthless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That old work of art is pretty, but worthless. - Cette œuvre d’art ancienne est jolie, mais sans valeur.
I personally think that Bitcoin is worthless,” Dimon said. “Our clients are adults, they disagree, that’s what makes markets, so if they want to have access to buy yourself Bitcoin, we can’t custody it but we can give them legitimate, as-clean-as-possible access.
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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.