criailler

\kʁi.jɑ.je\

/\kʁi.jɑ.je\/ verb

The verdict

“criailler” 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) - Crier, se plaindre souvent et pour des sujets de peu d’importance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-criailler · criailler · French

criailler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for criailler
PropertyValue
Headwordcriailler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kʁi.jɑ.je\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « criailler » en français

criaillersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

criailler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kʁi.jɑ.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for criailler in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is criailler, spelled C-R-I-A-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crier, se plaindre souvent et pour des sujets de peu d’importance.
  2. 2
    Pousser son cri, en parlant du faisan, de l’oie et du jars, de la pintade, du paon, ou de la corneille.
  3. 3
    Produire un son évoquant un criaillement.
  4. 4
    Crier quelque chose sur un ton désagréable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how criailler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il ne fait que criailler. - Cette femme criaille toujours, elle criaille sans cesse après ses domestiques.
  2. Le pied fureteur, un enfant cherchait des mousserons ; s’il franchissait une clôture, nous entendions les fils métalliques criailler longuement dans leurs encoches.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "criailler"?
"criailler" is spelled C-R-I-A-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁi.jɑ.je\.
What does "criailler" mean?
As a verb, "criailler" means: Crier, se plaindre souvent et pour des sujets de peu d’importance.
How do you pronounce "criailler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "criailler" is \kʁi.jɑ.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "criailler" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list