pingrerie
\pɛ̃.ɡʁə.ʁi\
The verdict
“pingrerie” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avarice sordide ou traits par lesquels se manifeste l’avarice.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pingrerie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛ̃.ɡʁə.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pingrerie” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for pingrerie is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pɛ̃.ɡʁə.ʁi\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Avarice sordide ou traits par lesquels se manifeste l’avarice.".
pingrerie doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is pingrerie, spelled P-I-N-G-R-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Avarice sordide ou traits par lesquels se manifeste l’avarice.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “pingrerie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-I-N-G-R-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pɛ̃.ɡʁə.ʁi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.