ergoter
\ɛʁ.ɡɔ.te\
The verdict
“ergoter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dresser sur ses ergots ; utiliser ses ergots, en parlant d'un coq.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ergoter · ergoter · French
ergoter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | ergoter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛʁ.ɡɔ.te\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ergoter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ergoter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛʁ.ɡɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
ergoter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 ergoter, spelled E-R-G-O-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se dresser sur ses ergots ; utiliser ses ergots, en parlant d'un coq.
- 2Débarrasser un arbre fruitier de ses ergots.
- 3Se faire contaminer par l'ergot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ergoter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On apporte le Juste et l'Injuste dans une cage comme deux coqs de combat ces combats étaient à la mode alors. […]. Ces deux coqs se provoquent et sortent de la cage ; ils ergotent et se livrent un assaut , « Le Juste : Tu es bien insolent. — L'Injuste : Et toi bien ganache ! »
Le coq gaulois vexé, les ailes dans le dos, ergotait avec rage dans le poulailler européen. Si les Arabes avaient eu l'avantage d'une attaque surprise, la France aurait-elle volé au secours d'Israël ? Oui, monsieur !
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.