égrène

\e.ɡʁɛn\

/\e.ɡʁɛn\/ noun

The verdict

“égrène” is an uncommon French word, ranked #67,988 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#67,988
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coins en métal que l'on pose dans les angles des caisses en bois, des malles, ou autre, dans le but de les renforcer et d'en éviter l'usure.

Key facts for égrène
PropertyValue
Headwordégrène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ɡʁɛn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “égrène” 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). égrène lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for égrène is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.ɡʁɛn\. Corpus data places it at rank #67,988 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Coins en métal que l'on pose dans les angles des caisses en bois, des malles, ou autre, dans le but de les renforcer et d'en éviter l'usure.".

No misspelling variants are generated for égrène in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is égrène, spelled É-G-R-È-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coins en métal que l'on pose dans les angles des caisses en bois, des malles, ou autre, dans le but de les renforcer et d'en éviter l'usure.

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 "égrène"?
"égrène" is spelled É-G-R-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ɡʁɛn\.
What does "égrène" mean?
As a noun, "égrène" means: Coins en métal que l'on pose dans les angles des caisses en bois, des malles, ou autre, dans le but de les renforcer et d'en éviter l'usure.
How do you pronounce "égrène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "égrène" is \e.ɡʁɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "égrène" come from?
"égrène" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “égrène”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-G-R-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ɡʁɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list