aigrelet
\ɛ.ɡʁə.lɛ\
The verdict
“aigrelet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Un peu aigre, acidulé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aigrelet · aigrelet · French
aigrelet · 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 | aigrelet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ.ɡʁə.lɛ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « aigrelet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
aigrelet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ.ɡʁə.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for aigrelet, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aigrelet, spelled A-I-G-R-E-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Un peu aigre, acidulé.
- 2Qualifie un son, un ton, des discours, etc., désagréable aux oreilles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aigrelet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En réalité, ce vin du Caucase, quelque peu aigrelet, accompagne convenablement la poule bouillie, disons le « pilau », – ce qui permet de lui trouver une saveur spéciale.
Il entendait un petit son de voix aigrelet et monotone interrompu à intervalles fréquents et se relevant identiquement mononotone et aigrelet, comme la psalmodie des nonnains.
Synonyms
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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.