arsouiller

\aʁ.su.je\

/\aʁ.su.je\/ verb

The verdict

“arsouiller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se conduire en arsouille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-arsouiller · arsouiller · French

arsouiller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for arsouiller
PropertyValue
Headwordarsouiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\aʁ.su.je\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « arsouiller » en français

arsouillersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arsouiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aʁ.su.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arsouiller, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is arsouiller, spelled A-R-S-O-U-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se conduire en arsouille.
  2. 2
    Conduire, dans les rues, son véhicule de façon ostentatoire, très rapidement ou très lentement.
  3. 3
    Injurier, réprimander avec grossièreté. → voir engueuler, enguirlander
  4. 4
    S’alcooliser ; s’enivrer ; se saouler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how arsouiller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Déjà j’en connais quelques-uns qui prétendent avoir arsouillé (vous savez toute la valeur de ce terme) dans la révolution, et sont tout prêts à se remettre à la besogne, pourvu que ce soit pour tuer les coquins de riches, d’accapareurs….
  2. Pour ceux qui entrent et découvrent le monde de la moto ou les rois du « virolo » qui aiment « arsouiller » en montagne, l’ER6 saura les combler pour sa maniabilité et sa polyvalence.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arsouiller"?
"arsouiller" is spelled A-R-S-O-U-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \aʁ.su.je\.
What does "arsouiller" mean?
As a verb, "arsouiller" means: Se conduire en arsouille.
How do you pronounce "arsouiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arsouiller" is \aʁ.su.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arsouiller" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list