mistinguette

\mis.tɛ̃.ɡɛt\

/\mis.tɛ̃.ɡɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeune fille ; jeune femme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mistinguette · mistinguette · French

mistinguette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 mistinguette
PropertyValue
Headwordmistinguette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mis.tɛ̃.ɡɛt\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mistinguette » en français

mistinguettesiège 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

mistinguette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mis.tɛ̃.ɡɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeune fille ; jeune femme.".

mistinguette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is mistinguette, spelled M-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeune fille ; jeune femme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tu veux que je te dise ma coquine, déjà quand tu avais dix ans, tu étais la plus rigolote des mistinguettes ! Ch'suis si heureuse que tu redeviennes comme ça !
  2. Faut voir comment une mistinguette de Versailles ou de la Courneuve peut se comporter, en deux trois mouvements, comme la plus infecte et naturelle bourgeoise louis-philipparde ou troisième rep’.

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 "mistinguette"?
"mistinguette" is spelled M-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \mis.tɛ̃.ɡɛt\.
What does "mistinguette" mean?
As a noun, "mistinguette" means: Jeune fille ; jeune femme.
How do you pronounce "mistinguette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mistinguette" is \mis.tɛ̃.ɡɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mistinguette" come from?
"mistinguette" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list