refrogné
\ʁə.fʁɔ.ɲe\
The verdict
“refrogné” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est renfermé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-refrogne · refrogné · French
refrogné · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | refrogné |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁə.fʁɔ.ɲe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « refrogné » en français
Rare enough to double-check
refrogné is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁə.fʁɔ.ɲe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est renfermé.".
Zero misspellings are on record for refrogné in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is refrogné, spelled R-E-F-R-O-G-N-É.
Definition
- 1Qui est renfermé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how refrogné appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manicamp. – Est-ce de moi que vous riez, monsieur ?… Chatenay. – C’est une idée qui me passe en regardant votre air refrogné…
Est-ce le caractère général de la race, peu portée à l'exubérance, mais nous avons toujours trouvé aux Chinoises, un aspect morose, refrogné. L'aspect peu engageant sous lequel la vie se présente à elles, y a aussi sa part, probablement, mais nous les tenons pour des mégères fort désagréables.
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.