pygargue à queue blanche

\pi.ɡaʁɡ a kø blɑ̃ʃ\

/\pi.ɡaʁɡ a kø blɑ̃ʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“pygargue à queue blanche” 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
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce d’oiseau rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des accipitridés, un aigle de mer piscivore, grand, à queue courte cunéiforme blanche, au plumage brun foncé sauf la tête et la base du co...

Key facts for pygargue à queue blanche
PropertyValue
Headwordpygargue à queue blanche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.ɡaʁɡ a kø blɑ̃ʃ\
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pygargue à queue blanche” sits in French frequency

pygargue à queue blanche falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for pygargue à queue blanche is 24 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pi.ɡaʁɡ a kø blɑ̃ʃ\. 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: "Espèce d’oiseau rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des accipitridés, un aigle de mer piscivore, grand, à queue courte cunéiforme blanche, au plumage brun foncé sauf la tête et la base du co...".

pygargue à queue blanche has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 pygargue à queue blanche, spelled P-Y-G-A-R-G-U-E- -À- -Q-U-E-U-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce d’oiseau rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des accipitridés, un aigle de mer piscivore, grand, à queue courte cunéiforme blanche, au plumage brun foncé sauf la tête et la base du cou plus clairs.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pygargue à queue blanche"?
"pygargue à queue blanche" is spelled P-Y-G-A-R-G-U-E- -À- -Q-U-E-U-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.ɡaʁɡ a kø blɑ̃ʃ\.
What does "pygargue à queue blanche" mean?
As a noun, "pygargue à queue blanche" means: Espèce d’oiseau rapace diurne (falconiforme) de la famille des accipitridés, un aigle de mer piscivore, grand, à queue courte cunéiforme blanche, au plumage brun foncé sauf la tête et la base du co...
How do you pronounce "pygargue à queue blanche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pygargue à queue blanche" is \pi.ɡaʁɡ a kø blɑ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pygargue à queue blanche" come from?
"pygargue à queue blanche" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pygargue à queue blanche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-Y-G-A-R-G-U-E- -À- -Q-U-E-U-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pi.ɡaʁɡ a kø blɑ̃ʃ\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list