branquignol
French, noun/bʁɑ̃.ki.ɲɔl/
branquignol is spelled B-R-A-N-Q-U-I-G-N-O-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 31 million words in written French, the 177,898th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Branquignol is a French masculine noun meaning “fuckup, asswipe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne excentrique, qui se met dans des situations tragi-comiques ou se plait à les provoquer”.
What does branquignol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefuckup, asswipe
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne excentrique, qui se met dans des situations tragi-comiques ou se plait à les provoquer. 2. Homme qui n’inspire pas confiance, soit par manque de sérieux, soit par manque d’intelligence.
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 branquignol
- branquignols plural
- branquignole feminine
- branquignolle
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce branquignol?
- /bʁɑ̃.ki.ɲɔl/
- \bʁɑ̃.ki.ɲɔl\
- [bʁɑ̃.ki.ɲɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is branquignol in French?
branquignol appears about once in every 31 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).