piqueton
\pik.tɔ̃\
The verdict
“piqueton” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Pinard ; picrate ; vin de mauvaise qualité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-piqueton · piqueton · French
piqueton · 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 | piqueton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pik.tɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « piqueton » en français
Rare enough to double-check
piqueton is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pik.tɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pinard ; picrate ; vin de mauvaise qualité.".
piqueton doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is piqueton, spelled P-I-Q-U-E-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Pinard ; picrate ; vin de mauvaise qualité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how piqueton appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
N'aspirons-nous le grand air que pour l’ineffable joie d'engloutir impunément du piqueton jusqu'au gobichonnage majeur, jusqu'à prendre une bitture ?
Et les verres se vidaient d’une lampée […] Il pleuvait du piqueton, quoi ! un piqueton qui avait d’abord un goût de vieux tonneau, mais auquel on s’habituait joliment, à ce point qu’il finissait par sentir la noisette.
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.