enquiquiner

\ɑ̃.ki.ki.ne\

/\ɑ̃.ki.ki.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“enquiquiner” is uncommon French (frequency #91,663 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,663
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Injurier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enquiquiner · enquiquiner · French

enquiquiner · rank #91,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,663
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH ennuyaient

Nearest frequency peer: ennuyaient (-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 « enquiquiner »

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 « enquiquiner » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enquiquiner
PropertyValue
Headwordenquiquiner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ki.ki.ne\
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,663
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « enquiquiner » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.enquiquinertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « ennuyaient » (#91,662), « enregistraient » (#91,664), « enserrent » (#91,665). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enquiquiner » est au #91,663. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enquiquiner is uncommon French at frequency #91,663 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.ki.ki.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for enquiquiner in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is enquiquiner, spelled E-N-Q-U-I-Q-U-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Injurier.
  2. 2
    Importuner, embêter.
  3. 3
    Manifester son mépris ou son indifférence.
  4. 4
    S'ennuyer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ah, ils m’enquiquinent, sortir du bain pour les Petites Sœurs des Pauvres ou quoi ?
  2. L’insoumis n’enquiquinera pas Gaudin sur sa gestion et lui a juré ne nourrir aucune ambition municipale.

Synonyms

casser les couillesemmerderenculerniquer

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 "enquiquiner"?
"enquiquiner" is spelled E-N-Q-U-I-Q-U-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ki.ki.ne\.
What does "enquiquiner" mean?
As a verb, "enquiquiner" means: Injurier.
How do you pronounce "enquiquiner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enquiquiner" is \ɑ̃.ki.ki.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enquiquiner" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

endocardite#91,657examineront#91,683efforçaient#91,642explicables#91,685

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list