chagriner
\ʃa.ɡʁi.ne\
The verdict
“chagriner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Attrister, rendre triste.
Corpus desk
Index FR-chagriner · chagriner · French
chagriner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | chagriner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʃa.ɡʁi.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « chagriner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
chagriner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃa.ɡʁi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for chagriner in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is chagriner, spelled C-H-A-G-R-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Attrister, rendre triste.
- 2Importuner, tracasser, tourmenter, irriter, contrarier.
- 3Se tourmenter, se tracasser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how chagriner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette nouvelle l’a beaucoup chagriné.
Elle vous aime déjà, mais ayez bien soin de ne pas la chagriner en pleurant, ce soir.
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.