piailler
\pjɑ.je\
The verdict
“piailler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Pousser de petits cris aigus, pour des petits oiseaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-piailler · piailler · French
piailler · 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 "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | piailler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pjɑ.je\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « piailler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
piailler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pjɑ.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for piailler in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented 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 piailler, spelled P-I-A-I-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Pousser de petits cris aigus, pour des petits oiseaux.
- 2Crier sans cesse, pour des enfants.
- 3Criailler ; bavarder bruyamment.
- 4Clanquer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how piailler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un piaf curieux était déjà venu aux nouvelles. Posé sur la rambarde du balcon, il avait jeté un regard exploratoire dans la pièce. Constatant que ni les miettes de croissant, ni le fond de jus d'orange n'étaient au rendez-vous, il s'était envolé en piaillant de dépit.
Quand la clameur acharnée du mioche devenait trop importune : – Ton fils piaille, disait Thénardier, va donc voir ce qu’il veut. – Bah ! répondait la mère, il m’ennuie. – Et le petit abandonné continuait de crier dans les ténèbres.
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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.