amaigrir
\a.mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\
The verdict
“amaigrir” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rendre maigre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amaigrir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amaigrir” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for amaigrir is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for amaigrir, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is amaigrir, spelled A-M-A-I-G-R-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre maigre.
- 2Réduire l’épaisseur d’une pièce de bois ou d’une pierre pour l’ajuster à la place qu’elle doit occuper.
- 3Devenir maigre.
- 4En parlant d’un modelage, perdre du volume du fait du séchage de la terre glaise.
- 5Réduire la dose de liant (ciment, chaux, ...) dans un mortier ou un béton, en y ajoutant une charge inerte (sable, gravier, ...).
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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.
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Using “amaigrir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-M-A-I-G-R-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.mɛ.ɡʁiʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.