exiguïté

\eɡ.zi.ɡɥi.te\

/\eɡ.zi.ɡɥi.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“exiguïté” is an uncommon French word, ranked #73,149 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#73,149
frequency rank, French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caractère de ce qui est exigu.

Key facts for exiguïté
PropertyValue
Headwordexiguïté
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\eɡ.zi.ɡɥi.te\
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “exiguïté” 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). exiguïté lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for exiguïté is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \eɡ.zi.ɡɥi.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #73,149 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Caractère de ce qui est exigu.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for exiguïté in our index, 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is exiguïté, spelled E-X-I-G-U-Ï-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère de ce qui est exigu.

This word in other languages

exiguity(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 "exiguïté"?
"exiguïté" is spelled E-X-I-G-U-Ï-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \eɡ.zi.ɡɥi.te\.
What does "exiguïté" mean?
As a noun, "exiguïté" means: Caractère de ce qui est exigu.
How do you pronounce "exiguïté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exiguïté" is \eɡ.zi.ɡɥi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exiguïté" come from?
"exiguïté" 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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Using “exiguïté”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-I-G-U-Ï-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \eɡ.zi.ɡɥi.te\ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list