épingle anglaise
\e.pɛ̃.ɡl‿ɑ̃.ɡlɛz\
The verdict
“épingle anglaise” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épingle en forme de crochet, qui se referme sur elle-même et que les nourrices utilisaient pour maintenir les langes des bébés avant l’invention de la couche culotte.
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Index FR-epingle-anglaise · épingle anglaise · French
épingle anglaise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | épingle anglaise |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.pɛ̃.ɡl‿ɑ̃.ɡlɛz\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épingle anglaise » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épingle anglaise is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.pɛ̃.ɡl‿ɑ̃.ɡlɛz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épingle en forme de crochet, qui se referme sur elle-même et que les nourrices utilisaient pour maintenir les langes des bébés avant l’invention de la couche culotte.".
épingle anglaise has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 épingle anglaise, spelled É-P-I-N-G-L-E- -A-N-G-L-A-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Épingle en forme de crochet, qui se referme sur elle-même et que les nourrices utilisaient pour maintenir les langes des bébés avant l’invention de la couche culotte.
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.