niguedouille

\niɡ.duj\

/\niɡ.duj\/ noun

The verdict

“niguedouille” 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) - Nigaud, nigaude.

Corpus desk

Index FR-niguedouille · niguedouille · French

niguedouille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 niguedouille
PropertyValue
Headwordniguedouille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\niɡ.duj\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « niguedouille » en français

niguedouillereste 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

niguedouille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \niɡ.duj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nigaud, nigaude.".

Zero misspellings are on record for niguedouille in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is niguedouille, spelled N-I-G-U-E-D-O-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nigaud, nigaude.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Maître-valet, souteneur, niguedouille, Accueille-les ! Ce sont bien tes amis. Que chez Vervoort le troupeau soit admis. Lâches, braillards, et tôt sonnant la gouille, Qu’à leur crapule, un jour tout soit permis, Fors le rameau qui dissipe la Trouille.
  2. Taisez-vous Taxis, taisez-vous ! vous êtes hideux et impolitique. Algébriste, vous avez l’esprit faux ; protestant, vous l’avez étroit ; eunuque, vous l’avez envieux. Je vous tiens pour une niguedouille.

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 "niguedouille"?
"niguedouille" is spelled N-I-G-U-E-D-O-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \niɡ.duj\.
What does "niguedouille" mean?
As a noun, "niguedouille" means: Nigaud, nigaude.
How do you pronounce "niguedouille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "niguedouille" is \niɡ.duj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list