crispin

\kʁis.pɛ̃\

/\kʁis.pɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“crispin” is uncommon French (frequency #60,679 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,679
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pièce de buffle cousue aux gants d’escrime et destinée à garantir le poignet des coups de fleuret ou d’épée.

Key facts for crispin
PropertyValue
Headwordcrispin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁis.pɛ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,679
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crispin” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). crispin lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crispin is uncommon French at frequency #60,679 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁis.pɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for crispin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is crispin, spelled C-R-I-S-P-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce de buffle cousue aux gants d’escrime et destinée à garantir le poignet des coups de fleuret ou d’épée.
  2. 2
    Manchette prolongeant le gant jusqu’au poignet.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crispin"?
"crispin" is spelled C-R-I-S-P-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁis.pɛ̃\.
What does "crispin" mean?
As a noun, "crispin" means: Pièce de buffle cousue aux gants d’escrime et destinée à garantir le poignet des coups de fleuret ou d’épée.
How do you pronounce "crispin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crispin" is \kʁis.pɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crispin" come from?
"crispin" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “crispin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-I-S-P-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁis.pɛ̃\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list