aiguille
/ˈeɪ.ɡwil/noun
aiguille is spelled A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aiguille means “A needle-shaped peak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aiguille is aiguilles.
How many letters and syllables are in aiguille?
| Letters | 8: A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aiguille?
Aiguille appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aiguille?
- UK /ˈeɪ.ɡwiːl/
- US /ˈeɪ.ɡwil/
Aiguille has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-aiguille.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aiguille
- aiguilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aiguille mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A needle-shaped peak.
- 2
An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aiguille come from?
Borrowed from French aiguille (“needle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).