éperonner

\e.pʁɔ.ne\

/\e.pʁɔ.ne\/ verb

The verdict

“éperonner” 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) - Piquer des éperons.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eperonner · éperonner · French

éperonner · 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 "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.

Key facts for éperonner
PropertyValue
Headwordéperonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.pʁɔ.ne\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « éperonner » en français

éperonnersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

éperonner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.pʁɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for éperonner in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is éperonner, spelled É-P-E-R-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piquer des éperons.
  2. 2
    Armer les ergots d’un coq de pointes d’acier pour le combat.
  3. 3
    Percuter à l’aide de l’éperon dans le but d’endommager, voire de le couler, en parlant d’un navire.
  4. 4
    Aiguillonner, stimuler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il éperonna son cheval.
  2. Le roi d'Espagne ayant donné à Farinelli, un des plus célèbres castrats de l'Italie, l'ordre de Calatrava, celui-ci fut armé chevalier avec les cérémonies ordinaires et on lui mit, suivant l'usage, les éperons. Sur quoi l'ambassadeur d'Angleterre dit : « Chaque pays, chaque mode; à Londres on éperonne les coqs, à Madrid on éperonne les chapons. »

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "éperonner"?
"éperonner" is spelled É-P-E-R-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.pʁɔ.ne\.
What does "éperonner" mean?
As a verb, "éperonner" means: Piquer des éperons.
How do you pronounce "éperonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éperonner" is \e.pʁɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éperonner" come from?
"éperonner" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list