aiguille des minutes
\e.ɡɥij de mi.nyt\
The verdict
“aiguille des minutes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce mobile qui désigne la minute courante sur le cadran d’une horloge mécanique.
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Index FR-aiguille-des-minutes · aiguille des minutes · French
aiguille des minutes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 | aiguille des minutes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ɡɥij de mi.nyt\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
aiguille des minutes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ɡɥij de mi.nyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pièce mobile qui désigne la minute courante sur le cadran d’une horloge mécanique.".
aiguille des minutes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aiguille des minutes, spelled A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E- -D-E-S- -M-I-N-U-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pièce mobile qui désigne la minute courante sur le cadran d’une horloge mécanique.
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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.