exsanguer
\ɛ.ksɑ̃.ɡe\
The verdict
“exsanguer” 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) - Vider de son sang.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exsanguer · exsanguer · French
exsanguer · 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 | exsanguer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ.ksɑ̃.ɡe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
exsanguer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ.ksɑ̃.ɡe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vider de son sang.".
Zero misspellings are on record for exsanguer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is exsanguer, spelled E-X-S-A-N-G-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vider de son sang.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exsanguer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est cette variété que M. Huzard est porté à regarder comme la véritable sangsue de cheval, ou du moins celle qu’on accuse de s’attacher aux jambes des chevaux et des bœufs, au point de les exsanguer, dont nous avons fait la sangsue de cheval, H. sanguisuga, de M. Savigny.
Tué d’abord, exsangué ensuite au Sud, ou égorgé de mort lente et hurlante pour l’exsanguer au Nord.
Synonyms
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.