nargue

\naʁɡ\

/\naʁɡ\/ noun

The verdict

“nargue” is uncommon French (frequency #60,229 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,229
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insolence narquoise et méprisante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nargue · nargue · French

nargue · rank #60,229 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,229
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH métabolites

Nearest frequency peer: métabolites (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « nargue »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « nargue » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nargue
PropertyValue
Headwordnargue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\naʁɡ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,229
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nargue » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).narguetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « métabolites » (#60,228), « NATO » (#60,230), « méprisée » (#60,227). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « nargue » est au #60,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nargue is uncommon French at frequency #60,229 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \naʁɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Insolence narquoise et méprisante.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nargue in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is nargue, spelled N-A-R-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Insolence narquoise et méprisante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La nargue c’est à peu près tout ce qui nous reste, pas très brillant bien sûr, mais c’est inconfiscable, ça résiste aux fouilles et je crois qu’on va savoir s’en servir.
  2. Toutes les allures de la Madelon, qui n'étaient point malhonnêtes, mais si fières et de telle nargue, qu'il s'en dépita.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nargue"?
"nargue" is spelled N-A-R-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \naʁɡ\.
What does "nargue" mean?
As a noun, "nargue" means: Insolence narquoise et méprisante.
How do you pronounce "nargue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nargue" is \naʁɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nargue" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nargue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list