esquire

\ɛs.kiʁ\

/\ɛs.kiʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“esquire” is uncommon French (frequency #65,924 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,924
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Titre donné à un avocat (attorney at law) aux États-Unis, et généralement ajouté à son nom de famille.

Key facts for esquire
PropertyValue
Headwordesquire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.kiʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#65,924
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esquire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). esquire lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esquire is uncommon French at frequency #65,924 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛs.kiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for esquire, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is esquire, spelled E-S-Q-U-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Titre donné à un avocat (attorney at law) aux États-Unis, et généralement ajouté à son nom de famille.
  2. 2
    Titre de courtoisie anglais donné aux descendants par primogéniture de chevaliers (knight).

This word in other languages

esquire(English)

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 "esquire"?
"esquire" is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.kiʁ\.
What does "esquire" mean?
As a noun, "esquire" means: Titre donné à un avocat (attorney at law) aux États-Unis, et généralement ajouté à son nom de famille.
How do you pronounce "esquire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquire" is \ɛs.kiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquire" come from?
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Using “esquire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-S-Q-U-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛs.kiʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list