ébouriffant
\e.bu.ʁi.fɑ̃\
The verdict
“ébouriffant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui ébouriffe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ebouriffant · ébouriffant · French
ébouriffant · 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 "É" 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 | ébouriffant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.bu.ʁi.fɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ébouriffant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ébouriffant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.bu.ʁi.fɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ébouriffe.".
ébouriffant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ébouriffant, spelled É-B-O-U-R-I-F-F-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui ébouriffe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ébouriffant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au troisième beaujolais, il s’est lancé dans un récit ébouriffant de la bataille d’Austerlitz (il faudra que je lui demande de me le refaire, une autre fois).
Curiosité des Mondiaux, le Français Sasha Zhoya a de quoi surprendre : en cinq courses seulement sur les haies senior (1,06 m contre 99 cm), le recordman du monde junior âgé de 20 ans a déjà réussi une performance ébouriffante (13.17 à Caen fin juin) qui pourrait lui ouvrir les portes de la finale mondiale.
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.