baragouiner
\ba.ʁa.ɡwi.ne\
The verdict
“baragouiner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parler d’une façon incorrecte et inintelligible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-baragouiner · baragouiner · French
baragouiner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | baragouiner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ba.ʁa.ɡwi.ne\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
baragouiner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ba.ʁa.ɡwi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for baragouiner, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is baragouiner, spelled B-A-R-A-G-O-U-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Parler d’une façon incorrecte et inintelligible.
- 2Parler une langue étrangère devant quelqu’un qui ne la comprend pas.
- 3Mal articuler un discours, le prononcer d’une manière inintelligible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how baragouiner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet homme ne fait que baragouiner.
Nous avons sur le dos un procureur du roi, qui parle morale et baragouine des bêtises sur l’administration.
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.