aiguise-crayon
\ɛ.ɡiz kʁɛ.jɔ̃\
The verdict
“aiguise-crayon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Canton de Fribourg, en Suisse) Outil servant à aiguiser les crayons de manière à en dégager la mine et la rendre à nouveau pointue.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aiguise-crayon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ.ɡiz kʁɛ.jɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aiguise-crayon” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aiguise-crayon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ.ɡiz kʁɛ.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Canton de Fribourg, en Suisse) Outil servant à aiguiser les crayons de manière à en dégager la mine et la rendre à nouveau pointue.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aiguise-crayon in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 aiguise-crayon, spelled A-I-G-U-I-S-E---C-R-A-Y-O-N.
Definition
- 1(Canton de Fribourg, en Suisse) Outil servant à aiguiser les crayons de manière à en dégager la mine et la rendre à nouveau pointue.
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.
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Using “aiguise-crayon”
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- The one correct French spelling is A-I-G-U-I-S-E---C-R-A-Y-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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