fragil
\fʁaˈɡiːl\
The verdict
“fragil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fragile.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fragil · fragil · French
fragil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fragil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fʁaˈɡiːl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fragil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fʁaˈɡiːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fragile.".
fragil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fragil, spelled F-R-A-G-I-L.
Definition
- 1Fragile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fragil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die National-Religiösen haben in der Türkei ein fragiles Kartenhaus geschaffen, das bei dem leisesten Stoß in sich zusammenzufallen droht.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.