épingle double
\e.pɛ̃ɡl dubl\
The verdict
“épingle double” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit objet en métal destiné à attacher ensemble des pièces de tissu d’une manière rapide et temporaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-epingle-double · épingle double · French
épingle double · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 double |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.pɛ̃ɡl dubl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épingle double » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épingle double is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.pɛ̃ɡl dubl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit objet en métal destiné à attacher ensemble des pièces de tissu d’une manière rapide et temporaire.".
épingle double has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is épingle double, spelled É-P-I-N-G-L-E- -D-O-U-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Petit objet en métal destiné à attacher ensemble des pièces de tissu d’une manière rapide et temporaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how épingle double appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle était si contente qu’elle me fit cadeau d’une épingle double pour attacher mon mouchoir, que je perdais toujours. Deux jours après, j’avais perdu l’épingle et le mouchoir.
Il arrivait à bicyclette, la soutane retroussée à l’aide d’épingles doubles, et son pied orthopédique réveillait tous les échos.
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.