esprit frappeur
\ɛs.pʁi fʁa.pœʁ\
The verdict
“esprit frappeur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fantôme ou revenant invisibles qui se révèlent par des coups, qui répondent en frappant un certain nombre de coups.
Corpus desk
Index FR-esprit-frappeur · esprit frappeur · French
esprit frappeur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 frappeur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.pʁi fʁa.pœʁ\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
esprit frappeur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.pʁi fʁa.pœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
esprit frappeur has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is esprit frappeur, spelled E-S-P-R-I-T- -F-R-A-P-P-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Fantôme ou revenant invisibles qui se révèlent par des coups, qui répondent en frappant un certain nombre de coups.
- 2Personne qui agit dans le dos des autres en provoquant un événement visible par tous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how esprit frappeur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pinglet sort de la cheminée, la figure toute noire. Paillardin. — Ah ! un ramoneur ! (Pinglet lui envoie un coup de poing sur l’œil.) Oh !… (Pinglet lui allonge un coup de pied qui l’envoie sur le palier.) Oh ! Les esprits frappeurs ! C’est les esprits frappeurs !…
Les expériences menées dans certains laboratoires ne nous en ont pas assez appris sur la psychokinésie pour décider si oui ou non elle a un rapport quelconque avec les phénomènes des esprits frappeurs.
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.