cligner
\kli.ɲe\
The verdict
“cligner” is uncommon French (frequency #55,823 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,823
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fermer les yeux à demi pour diminuer l’impression d’une lumière trop vive, pour considérer des objets très petits ou éloignés.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cligner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kli.ɲe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,823 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cligner” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cligner is uncommon French at frequency #55,823 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \kli.ɲe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cligner in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 cligner, spelled C-L-I-G-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Fermer les yeux à demi pour diminuer l’impression d’une lumière trop vive, pour considérer des objets très petits ou éloignés.
- 2Faire un signe à quelqu’un en remuant la paupière.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cligner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-L-I-G-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kli.ɲe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.