épingle double
\e.pɛ̃ɡl dubl\
The verdict
“épingle double” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit objet en métal destiné à attacher ensemble des pièces de tissu d’une manière rapide et temporaire.
| 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) |
Where “épingle double” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for épingle double is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.pɛ̃ɡl dubl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “épingle double”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-P-I-N-G-L-E- -D-O-U-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.pɛ̃ɡl dubl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.