barguigner
\baʁ.ɡi.ɲe\
The verdict
“barguigner” 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) - Hésiter, avoir de la peine à se déterminer, particulièrement quand il s’agit d’un achat, d’une affaire, d’un traité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-barguigner · barguigner · French
barguigner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | barguigner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \baʁ.ɡi.ɲe\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « barguigner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
barguigner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \baʁ.ɡi.ɲe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
barguigner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is barguigner, spelled B-A-R-G-U-I-G-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Hésiter, avoir de la peine à se déterminer, particulièrement quand il s’agit d’un achat, d’une affaire, d’un traité.
- 2Marchander, offrir un prix inférieur à celui demandé. Hésiter, se décider difficilement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how barguigner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et pour montrer la galantise de nosdits Sauvages, ils ne marchandent point volontiers, et se contentent de ce qu'on leur baille honnetement, meprisans et blamans les façons de faire de noz mercadens qui barguignent vne heure pour marchander vne peau de Castor.
A quoi bon tant barguigner et tant tourner autour du pot ?
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.