épinoche
French, noun
épinoche is spelled É-P-I-N-O-C-H-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written French, the 198,467th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épinoche is a French feminine noun meaning “stickleback” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of épinocher. With an accent, épinoché is a different word: “past participle of épinocher”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce de petit poisson osseux, d’eau douce et d’eau de mer d'Europe, muni de nombreux aiguillons”.
What does épinoche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestickleback
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of épinocher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce de petit poisson osseux, d’eau douce et d’eau de mer d'Europe, muni de nombreux aiguillons. 2. Variante d'épinoche à trois épines (poisson).
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 épinoche
- épinoches plural
- épinochée feminine
- épinochés masculine plural
- épinochées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to épinoche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is épinoche in French?
épinoche appears about once in every 39 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).