estropier

\ɛs.tʁɔ.pje\

/\ɛs.tʁɔ.pje\/ verb

The verdict

“estropier” 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) - Priver de l’usage d’un membre, soit par une blessure, soit par quelque coup, soit par une maladie. → voir estropié

Corpus desk

Index FR-estropier · estropier · French

estropier · 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.

Key facts for estropier
PropertyValue
Headwordestropier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛs.tʁɔ.pje\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « estropier » en français

estropiern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estropier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛs.tʁɔ.pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for estropier, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is estropier, spelled E-S-T-R-O-P-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Priver de l’usage d’un membre, soit par une blessure, soit par quelque coup, soit par une maladie. → voir estropié
  2. 2
    Altérer, déformer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how estropier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Qui donc a osé estropier un animal appartenant à mon serf ? s’écria le Saxon enflammé de colère.
  2. Le gros Gignoux, le maçon, qui ne faisait jamais attention à rien, ayant par mégarde posé le pied sur la patte du chien de M. Olivier, le domestique de celui-ci lui cria : – Enfin, vous n’allez pas estropier mon chien !

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estropier"?
"estropier" is spelled E-S-T-R-O-P-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.tʁɔ.pje\.
What does "estropier" mean?
As a verb, "estropier" means: Priver de l’usage d’un membre, soit par une blessure, soit par quelque coup, soit par une maladie. → voir estropié
How do you pronounce "estropier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estropier" is \ɛs.tʁɔ.pje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estropier" come from?
"estropier" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list