esquinter
\ɛs.kɛ̃.te\
The verdict
“esquinter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Fatiguer excessivement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-esquinter · esquinter · French
esquinter · 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 | esquinter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛs.kɛ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « esquinter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
esquinter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛs.kɛ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for esquinter, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is esquinter, spelled E-S-Q-U-I-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Fatiguer excessivement.
- 2User, délabrer quelque chose.
- 3Fracturer, dans le sens de « entrer par effraction ».
- 4Battre, abîmer.
- 5Faire des critiques, des reproches, faire ressortir les défauts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how esquinter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dites donc, vous autres, – les apostropha-t-il, […], – je meurs de fatigue, et je ne me tiens plus sur les jambes d’avoir été si longtemps en selle. Impossible de vous accorder une seule seconde d’entretien, je suis fourbu, esquinté.
C’est qu’on est trop bête après tout, de s’esquinter ainsi et crever à la peine, quand les gens se moquent de vous.
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.