églefin
\e.ɡlə.fɛ̃\
The verdict
“églefin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Autre graphie d’aiglefin, espèce de morue des mers du Nord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eglefin · églefin · French
églefin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | églefin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ɡlə.fɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
églefin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ɡlə.fɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for églefin, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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 églefin, spelled É-G-L-E-F-I-N.
Definition
- 1Autre graphie d’aiglefin, espèce de morue des mers du Nord.
- 2Lieu noir (poisson de nom scientifique Polliachus virens).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how églefin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au sein de l’OCDE, la pêche à l’églefin est pratiquée principalement par la Norvège, le Royaume-Uni et l’Islande.
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.