peignoir

/\pɛ.ɲwaʁ\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,476

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

peignoir is aFrenchnoun. It means: Sorte de vêtement de dessus que l’on jette sur ses épaules, quand on fait sa toilette, quand on se peigne. Pronounced \pɛ.ɲwaʁ\. Often confused with peignait.

Key facts for peignoir
PropertyValue
Headwordpeignoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛ.ɲwaʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,476
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of peignoir in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for peignoir is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɛ.ɲwaʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #29,476 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for peignoir, with forms such as "epignoir", "peginoir", and "peiggnoir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "peignait", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is peignoir, spelled P-E-I-G-N-O-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de vêtement de dessus que l’on jette sur ses épaules, quand on fait sa toilette, quand on se peigne.
  2. 2
    Vêtement à peu près semblable qu’on met en sortant du bain.
  3. 3
    Vêtement d’intérieur ; déshabillé.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epignoir,peginoir,peiggnoir,peignior,peignnoir,peignoirr,peignori,peigonir,peingoir,piegnoir,ppeignoir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for peignoir

Misspelling Variants of "peignoir"

epignoir8peginoir8peiggnoir9peignior8peignnoir9peignoirr9peignori8peigonir8
Misspelling Variants of "peignoir"

Frequency rank: #29,476 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peignoir"?
"peignoir" is spelled P-E-I-G-N-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ.ɲwaʁ\.
What does "peignoir" mean?
As a noun, "peignoir" means: Sorte de vêtement de dessus que l’on jette sur ses épaules, quand on fait sa toilette, quand on se peigne.
What words are commonly confused with "peignoir"?
"peignoir" is commonly confused with "peignait". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peignoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peignoir" is \pɛ.ɲwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peignoir" come from?
"peignoir" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.