ciguë aquatique
\si.ɡy a.kwa.tik\
The verdict
“ciguë aquatique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plante herbacée, vivace, aquatique à rhizomes puissants, enfoncés dans la vase, à feuilles tripinnées, répandue dans l'ouest de la France.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ciguë aquatique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \si.ɡy a.kwa.tik\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ciguë aquatique” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ciguë aquatique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \si.ɡy a.kwa.tik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plante herbacée, vivace, aquatique à rhizomes puissants, enfoncés dans la vase, à feuilles tripinnées, répandue dans l'ouest de la France.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ciguë aquatique, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ciguë aquatique, spelled C-I-G-U-Ë- -A-Q-U-A-T-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Plante herbacée, vivace, aquatique à rhizomes puissants, enfoncés dans la vase, à feuilles tripinnées, répandue dans l'ouest de la France.
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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.
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Using “ciguë aquatique”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-I-G-U-Ë- -A-Q-U-A-T-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \si.ɡy a.kwa.tik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.