espadrille
\ɛs.pa.dʁij\
The verdict
“espadrille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chaussure légère à semelle tressée de matières végétales.
Corpus desk
Index FR-espadrille · espadrille · French
espadrille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | espadrille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pa.dʁij\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
espadrille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.pa.dʁij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for espadrille in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is espadrille, spelled E-S-P-A-D-R-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Chaussure légère à semelle tressée de matières végétales.
- 2Chaussure de sport.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how espadrille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une idée s’éveilla dans son esprit : on ne se chausse pas qu’avec des souliers de cuir et des sabots de bois ; il y a aussi des espadrilles dont la semelle se fait en roseaux tressés et le dessus en toile.
Vous connaissez ces villas baroques, édifiées au bord de la mer, à la ressemblance d’une pagode ou d’une mosquée, d’où sort, sur le coup de dix heures du matin, une énorme commère, confidentielle et rancunière, en espadrilles et en taffetas rose, coiffée d’un chapeau canotier, sa « pêche » à crevettes à la main.
This word in other languages
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.