écharde

\e.ʃaʁd\

/\e.ʃaʁd\/ noun

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The verdict

“écharde” is uncommon French (frequency #83,526 among 40,273 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,526
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Piquant de chardon ou petit éclat piquant de matériau rigide.

Key facts for écharde
PropertyValue
Headwordécharde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ʃaʁd\
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “écharde” 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). écharde 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

écharde is uncommon French at frequency #83,526 among 40,273 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ʃaʁd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

écharde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 écharde, spelled É-C-H-A-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piquant de chardon ou petit éclat piquant de matériau rigide.
  2. 2
    Embarras, souvenir douloureux.
  3. 3
    Synonyme de épinoche à trois épines.

Synonyms

esquille

This word in other languages

splinter(English)astilla(Español)Splitter(Deutsch)farpa(Português)

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 "écharde"?
"écharde" is spelled É-C-H-A-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ʃaʁd\.
What does "écharde" mean?
As a noun, "écharde" means: Piquant de chardon ou petit éclat piquant de matériau rigide.
How do you pronounce "écharde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écharde" is \e.ʃaʁd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écharde" come from?
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Using “écharde”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-C-H-A-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ʃaʁd\ (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