croquignole
\kʁɔ.ki.ɲɔl\
The verdict
“croquignole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Espèce de petit gâteau sec très dur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-croquignole · croquignole · French
croquignole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | croquignole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɔ.ki.ɲɔl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
croquignole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɔ.ki.ɲɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for croquignole in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 croquignole, spelled C-R-O-Q-U-I-G-N-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce de petit gâteau sec très dur.
- 2Chose futile et de moindre importance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how croquignole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle profitait des gelées, de croquignoles, de la mousse qu’on lui faisait humer au bord des verres
Les uns le voient encore au fond de leurs yeux tel qu'il était, moyen de taille mais carré comme une porte d'étable, velu comme un singe, barbu comme un docteur, chevelu comme un ermite, plus fort qu'un jeune taureau, capable de pulvériser une noix corne entre le pouce et le petit doigt (essayez donc d'en faire autant), de casser une pièce de cent sous en…
Synonyms
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.