égratigne

\e.ɡʁa.tiɲ\

/\e.ɡʁa.tiɲ\/ verb

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The verdict

“égratigne” is uncommon French (frequency #90,338 among 40,273 “É” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,338
frequency rank, French
40,273
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de égratigner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-egratigne · égratigne · French

égratigne · rank #90,338 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,338
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 40,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH élira

Nearest frequency peer: élira (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “égratigne”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “égratigne” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for égratigne
PropertyValue
Headwordégratigne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.ɡʁa.tiɲ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,338
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “égratigne” 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). égratigne 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

égratigne is uncommon French at frequency #90,338 among 40,273 “É” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \e.ɡʁa.tiɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for égratigne, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is égratigne, spelled É-G-R-A-T-I-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de égratigner.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de égratigner.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de égratigner.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de égratigner.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de égratigner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Une remarque acide du personnage d’Ellen Burstyn égratigne le côté machiste du film de William Friedkin.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "égratigne"?
"égratigne" is spelled É-G-R-A-T-I-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ɡʁa.tiɲ\.
What does "égratigne" mean?
As a verb, "égratigne" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de égratigner.
How do you pronounce "égratigne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "égratigne" is \e.ɡʁa.tiɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "égratigne" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "égratigne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

égalisent#90,336émancipés#90,342éradiqués#90,345érectiles#90,346
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