exsanguiner

\ɛk.sɑ̃.ɡi.ne\

/\ɛk.sɑ̃.ɡi.ne\/ verb

The verdict

“exsanguiner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vider de son sang.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exsanguiner · exsanguiner · French

exsanguiner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 exsanguiner
PropertyValue
Headwordexsanguiner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛk.sɑ̃.ɡi.ne\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « exsanguiner » en français

exsanguinerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

exsanguiner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛk.sɑ̃.ɡi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vider de son sang.".

exsanguiner has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is exsanguiner, spelled E-X-S-A-N-G-U-I-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vider de son sang.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et tu oublies les vampires qui ont failli m’exsanguiner, me faire devenir une des leurs.
  2. Quand les stocks manquent, on peut exsanguiner complètement l’animal.

Synonyms

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 "exsanguiner"?
"exsanguiner" is spelled E-X-S-A-N-G-U-I-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.sɑ̃.ɡi.ne\.
What does "exsanguiner" mean?
As a verb, "exsanguiner" means: Vider de son sang.
How do you pronounce "exsanguiner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exsanguiner" is \ɛk.sɑ̃.ɡi.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exsanguiner" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list