espingole
\ɛs.pɛ̃.ɡɔl\
The verdict
“espingole” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gros fusil, court, dont le canon était évasé et que l’on chargeait avec des grains de plomb, des cailloux, des morceaux de verre, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-espingole · espingole · French
espingole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | espingole |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pɛ̃.ɡɔl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « espingole » en français
Rare enough to double-check
espingole is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.pɛ̃.ɡɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gros fusil, court, dont le canon était évasé et que l’on chargeait avec des grains de plomb, des cailloux, des morceaux de verre, etc.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for espingole in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is espingole, spelled E-S-P-I-N-G-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1Gros fusil, court, dont le canon était évasé et que l’on chargeait avec des grains de plomb, des cailloux, des morceaux de verre, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how espingole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À peine avait-il ouvert la porte qu’un coup d’espingole met le feu à sa chemise et lui envoie une douzaine de balles dans la poitrine.
Avez-vous entendu ce coup d'espingole qu'on a lâché là-haut parmi les broussailles?
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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.