aiglefin
\ɛ.ɡlə.fɛ̃\
The verdict
“aiglefin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poisson proche de la morue, de nom scientifique Melanogrammus aeglefinus.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aiglefin · aiglefin · French
aiglefin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | aiglefin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ.ɡlə.fɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aiglefin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ.ɡlə.fɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Poisson proche de la morue, de nom scientifique Melanogrammus aeglefinus.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aiglefin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 aiglefin, spelled A-I-G-L-E-F-I-N.
Definition
- 1Poisson proche de la morue, de nom scientifique Melanogrammus aeglefinus.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aiglefin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’aiglefin a fait l’objet d’une exploitation intensive dans les pêcheries démarsales de l’Atlantique Nord-Ouest.
Peut-il, le goupillon sacré, Répandre ses grâces congrues Sur l’aiglefin, ventre nacré, Et sur les maussades morues ?
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.