bègue
French, noun
bègue is spelled B-È-G-U-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,377th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bègue is a French feminine noun meaning “stutterer, stammerer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, béguë is a different word: “feminine singular of bégu”. With an accent, bégüe is a different word: “feminine singular of bégu; post-1990 spelling of béguë”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne atteinte de bégaiement persistant”.
What does bègue mean in English?
adjective
- 1
stuttering, stammering
noun
- 1
femininemasculinestutterer, stammerer
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bégu
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bégu; post-1990 spelling of béguë
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui bégaie de naissance.
noun: 1. Personne atteinte de bégaiement persistant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bègue
- bègues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to bègue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bègue in French?
bègue appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).