esprit chagrin
\ɛs.pʁi ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃\
The verdict
“esprit chagrin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personne volontairement contrariante.
Corpus desk
Index FR-esprit-chagrin · esprit chagrin · French
esprit chagrin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | esprit chagrin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pʁi ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
esprit chagrin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.pʁi ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne volontairement contrariante.".
No misspelling variants are generated for esprit chagrin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is esprit chagrin, spelled E-S-P-R-I-T- -C-H-A-G-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Personne volontairement contrariante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how esprit chagrin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certains penseront, de toute évidence, que je reste un esprit chagrin, mais on ne peut objectivement nier l’évidence.
Évidemment, certains esprits chagrins reprochent à l'ancien nouveau philosophe ses gourances passées et son insistance à se tromper d'erreur. Comme si la Vérité (à l'instar du téléphone ou des brosses à dents) ne devait pas être l'objet de perfectionnements perpétuels.
Synonyms
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.