écrabouiller

\e.kʁa.bu.je\

/\e.kʁa.bu.je\/ verb

The verdict

“écrabouiller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Écraser, détruire, anéantir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ecrabouiller · écrabouiller · French

écrabouiller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for écrabouiller
PropertyValue
Headwordécrabouiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.kʁa.bu.je\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « écrabouiller » en français

écrabouillersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

écrabouiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.kʁa.bu.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for écrabouiller, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is écrabouiller, spelled É-C-R-A-B-O-U-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écraser, détruire, anéantir.
  2. 2
    Discréditer, critiquer vertement et publiquement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how écrabouiller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sur l’ordre du commodore Cartwright, les canons furent prêts à canonner. Mais il avait toujours quelque répugnance à s’en servir, non qu’il se refusât à écrabouiller des rebelles papistes et républicains, mais […] ce bureau de poste évoquait pour lui l’attachante personnalité de sa fiancée, Miss Gertie Girdle…
  2. Du haut d’un petit mur, le jeune homme écrabouilla à coups de serpe la tête d’une truie. Celle-là était sauvage et se ruait sur l’homme comme un taureau. Elle avait mangé ses porcelets.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "écrabouiller"?
"écrabouiller" is spelled É-C-R-A-B-O-U-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.kʁa.bu.je\.
What does "écrabouiller" mean?
As a verb, "écrabouiller" means: Écraser, détruire, anéantir.
How do you pronounce "écrabouiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "écrabouiller" is \e.kʁa.bu.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "écrabouiller" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list