espionnent

\ɛs.pjɔn\

/\ɛs.pjɔn\/ verb

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The verdict

“espionnent” is uncommon French (frequency #58,595 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,595
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de espionner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-espionnent · espionnent · French

espionnent · rank #58,595 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,595
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH erratum

Nearest frequency peer: erratum (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « espionnent »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « espionnent » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for espionnent
PropertyValue
Headwordespionnent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛs.pjɔn\
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,595
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « espionnent » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).espionnenttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « erratum » (#58,594), « essaims » (#58,596), « entreprenants » (#58,593). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « espionnent » est au #58,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espionnent is uncommon French at frequency #58,595 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛs.pjɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for espionnent, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is espionnent, spelled E-S-P-I-O-N-N-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de espionner.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de espionner.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "espionnent"?
"espionnent" is spelled E-S-P-I-O-N-N-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.pjɔn\.
What does "espionnent" mean?
As a verb, "espionnent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de espionner.
How do you pronounce "espionnent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espionnent" is \ɛs.pjɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espionnent" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "espionnent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

encombrent#58,584finissants#58,616désengager#58,571flingueurs#58,619

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list