brindezingue
\bʁɛ̃d.zɛ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“brindezingue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ivre ; alcoolisé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-brindezingue · brindezingue · French
brindezingue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | brindezingue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bʁɛ̃d.zɛ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
brindezingue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bʁɛ̃d.zɛ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for brindezingue in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is brindezingue, spelled B-R-I-N-D-E-Z-I-N-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Ivre ; alcoolisé.
- 2Fou ; dérangé du cerveau.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brindezingue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ça va, Yvette abat bien son boulot. Comme il ne fait pas trop chaud, elle n'a pas éclusé. Quand elle n’est pas brindezingue, cette fille travaille vraiment convenablement et Pierrot l’aide bien.
C’est pas un vivant ordinaire, Grégoire, il devrait se surveiller. Quand il est soûl, pour les gens, c’est tout l’église qu’est brindezingue, c’est le pape qu’est noir !
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.