pingrerie
\pɛ̃.ɡʁə.ʁi\
The verdict
“pingrerie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avarice sordide ou traits par lesquels se manifeste l’avarice.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pingrerie · pingrerie · French
pingrerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | pingrerie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛ̃.ɡʁə.ʁi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pingrerie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pingrerie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛ̃.ɡʁə.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pingrerie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et, faut-il l’ajouter, la première culture moquée par La petite vie était évidemment la culture québécoise ! De la passion de Popa pour les vidanges à la relation fusionnelle entre Rod et Moman, en passant par la pingrerie de Rénald et l’exceptionnelle ticounerie de Réjean, tout y passait.
Guilloteaux, mais André ne le savait pas encore, était célèbre pour une pingrerie maladive dont on trouvait peu d’équivalent.
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.