déguenillé
\dɛɡ.ni.je\
The verdict
“déguenillé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est vêtu de guenilles.
Corpus desk
Index FR-deguenille · déguenillé · French
déguenillé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | déguenillé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dɛɡ.ni.je\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
déguenillé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɛɡ.ni.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
déguenillé has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 déguenillé, spelled D-É-G-U-E-N-I-L-L-É.
Definition
- 1Qui est vêtu de guenilles.
- 2Qui est en forme de guenille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how déguenillé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'aspect misérable des maisons de l'île, les soldats turcs déguenillés, quelques canons rongés de rouille, couchés sur des affûts en ruine, et l'aridité des grèves offraient un triste spectacle.
Ce grand sapin étendu sur la pente, ces coups de tonnerre, ces petits coureurs de forêts déguenillés et charmants, on aurait dit un conte du chanoine Schmidt…
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.