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 May 6, 2026) - Sans valeur.
| 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) |
Where “worthless” sits in French frequency
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.
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Antonyms
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.
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Using “worthless”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is W-O-R-T-H-L-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \wɜːθ.lɪs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.