empierger
\ɑ̃.pjɛʁ.ʒe\
The verdict
“empierger” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se prendre les pieds dans un obstacle et en perdre l’équilibre au point de tomber face contre sol.
Corpus desk
Index FR-empierger · empierger · French
empierger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | empierger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.pjɛʁ.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « empierger » en français
Rare enough to double-check
empierger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.pjɛʁ.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se prendre les pieds dans un obstacle et en perdre l’équilibre au point de tomber face contre sol.".
empierger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is empierger, spelled E-M-P-I-E-R-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se prendre les pieds dans un obstacle et en perdre l’équilibre au point de tomber face contre sol.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how empierger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ça brouillassait dans les vignes, il broussinait. Il avait pas mal lichotté au café, et, un peu derne, il manque de s’empierger dans les échalas et de se rétaler.
Elle portait une robe du soir trop longue dans laquelle elle s’empiergea un peu.
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.