guenille

\ɡə.nij\

/\ɡə.nij\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haillon, chose sans valeur, sans importance, méprisable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-guenille · guenille · French

guenille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 guenille
PropertyValue
Headwordguenille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡə.nij\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « guenille » en français

guenillesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

guenille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡə.nij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for guenille, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 guenille, spelled G-U-E-N-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Haillon, chose sans valeur, sans importance, méprisable.
  2. 2
    Chose méprisable et sans valeur.
  3. 3
    Individu méprisable, vaurien.
  4. 4
    Appellation faussement insultante adressée à un enfant.
  5. 5
    Vêtement misérable en lambeaux.
  6. 6
    Sorte de longs poils plus ou moins feutrés ou crasseux que portent certaine races de mules et de baudets.
  7. 7
    Torchon, chiffon, débarbouillette.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Selon lui, le corps est une guenille dont il est honteux de s’occuper.
  2. Il n’a pas une guenille au cul qu’il ait gagnée par lui-même. Qu’il y vienne, vous verrez si je sais faire foutre le camp aux maquereaux !

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 "guenille"?
"guenille" is spelled G-U-E-N-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡə.nij\.
What does "guenille" mean?
As a noun, "guenille" means: Haillon, chose sans valeur, sans importance, méprisable.
How do you pronounce "guenille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "guenille" is \ɡə.nij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "guenille" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list