épinglette
French, noun/e.pɛ̃.ɡlɛt/
épinglette is spelled É-P-I-N-G-L-E-T-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épinglette is a French feminine noun meaning “pin; tack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Tige de cuivre fine et longue servant à maintenir la mèche de la cartouche d’un fourneau de mine pendant son…”.
What does épinglette mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepin; tack
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tige de cuivre fine et longue servant à maintenir la mèche de la cartouche d’un fourneau de mine pendant son bourrage. 2. Aiguille destinée à percer les gargousses lesquelles furent utilisées jusqu'au XIX^(ème) siècle. 3. Broche, épingle de parure.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of épinglette
- épinglettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épinglette?
- /e.pɛ̃.ɡlɛt/
- \e.pɛ̃.ɡlɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to épinglette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épinglette in French?
épinglette appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).