aigrefin
\ɛ.ɡʁə.fɛ̃\
The verdict
“aigrefin” 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) - Autre nom de l’aiglefin, poisson proche de la morue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aigrefin · aigrefin · French
aigrefin · 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 | aigrefin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ.ɡʁə.fɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aigrefin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aigrefin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ.ɡʁə.fɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
aigrefin has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aigrefin, spelled A-I-G-R-E-F-I-N.
Definition
- 1Autre nom de l’aiglefin, poisson proche de la morue.
- 2Homme pratiquant la tromperie pour parvenir à ses fins.
- 3Homme maigrichon, chétif.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aigrefin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pêle-mêle, au hasard du coup de filet, les algues profondes, où dort la vie mystérieuse des grandes eaux, avaient tout livré : les cabillauds, les aigrefins, les carrelets, les plies.
Mes nièces Éva et Juliette me donnent beaucoup de soucis parce qu’elles sont bonnes à marier et qu’elles ont des dots exceptionnellement tentantes pour les aigrefins.
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.