égrotant
\e.ɡʁɔ.tɑ̃\
The verdict
“égrotant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est malade de façon continue, permanente.
Corpus desk
Index FR-egrotant · égrotant · French
égrotant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | égrotant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.ɡʁɔ.tɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « égrotant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
égrotant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.ɡʁɔ.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est malade de façon continue, permanente.".
égrotant has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 égrotant, spelled É-G-R-O-T-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui est malade de façon continue, permanente.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how égrotant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] tout en mariant le sien propre à une princesse de Dorne égrotante aussi noiraude qu’un pruneau et plate comme une limande.
Elle aurait dû se lasser de toutes ces histoires ressassées de prêtres égrotants, de maisons et de mémoires ruinées.
Synonyms
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.