rechignent

\ʁə.ʃiɲ\

/\ʁə.ʃiɲ\/ verb

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The verdict

“rechignent” is uncommon French (frequency #60,329 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,329
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rechigner.

Key facts for rechignent
PropertyValue
Headwordrechignent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.ʃiɲ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,329
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rechignent” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rechignent lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rechignent is uncommon French at frequency #60,329 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.ʃiɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rechignent, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rechignent, spelled R-E-C-H-I-G-N-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rechigner.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de rechigner.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rechignent"?
"rechignent" is spelled R-E-C-H-I-G-N-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.ʃiɲ\.
What does "rechignent" mean?
As a verb, "rechignent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rechigner.
How do you pronounce "rechignent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rechignent" is \ʁə.ʃiɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rechignent" come from?
"rechignent" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “rechignent”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-H-I-G-N-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.ʃiɲ\ (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

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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