pique-aiguille
\pi.k‿ɛ.ɡɥij\
The verdict
“pique-aiguille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Petit coussin, généralement d’environ 3 à 5 cm, qui est utilisé en couture pour stocker des épingles ou des aiguilles à coudre avec leurs têtes saillantes pour les saisir, les collecter et les orga...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pique-aiguille |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.k‿ɛ.ɡɥij\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pique-aiguille” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pique-aiguille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.k‿ɛ.ɡɥij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Petit coussin, généralement d’environ 3 à 5 cm, qui est utilisé en couture pour stocker des épingles ou des aiguilles à coudre avec leurs têtes saillantes pour les saisir, les collecter et les orga...".
pique-aiguille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pique-aiguille, spelled P-I-Q-U-E---A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Petit coussin, généralement d’environ 3 à 5 cm, qui est utilisé en couture pour stocker des épingles ou des aiguilles à coudre avec leurs têtes saillantes pour les saisir, les collecter et les organiser facilement.
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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.
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Using “pique-aiguille”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-I-Q-U-E---A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pi.k‿ɛ.ɡɥij\ (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.