égratignure

\e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲyʁ\

/\e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“égratignure” is uncommon French (frequency #61,241 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,241
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’égratigner ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-egratignure · égratignure · French

égratignure · rank #61,241 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,241
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH écuyers

Nearest frequency peer: écuyers (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « égratignure »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « égratignure » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for égratignure
PropertyValue
Headwordégratignure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲyʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,241
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « égratignure » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).égratignuretombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « écuyers » (#61,240), « élévateurs » (#61,242), « écrasait » (#61,239). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « égratignure » est au #61,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

égratignure is uncommon French at frequency #61,241 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

égratignure doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is égratignure, spelled É-G-R-A-T-I-G-N-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’égratigner ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Blessure légère et peu dangereuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une égratignure au visage.
  2. Se faire une égratignure.

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); 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 "égratignure"?
"égratignure" is spelled É-G-R-A-T-I-G-N-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲyʁ\.
What does "égratignure" mean?
As a noun, "égratignure" means: Action d’égratigner ou résultat de cette action.
How do you pronounce "égratignure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "égratignure" is \e.ɡʁa.ti.ɲyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list