reniflette
\ʁə.ni.flɛt\
The verdict
“reniflette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Écoulement nasal ; goutte au nez ; roupie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-reniflette · reniflette · French
reniflette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | reniflette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.ni.flɛt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « reniflette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
reniflette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.ni.flɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for reniflette in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is reniflette, spelled R-E-N-I-F-L-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Écoulement nasal ; goutte au nez ; roupie.
- 2Action de flairer en humant.
- 3Prise de drogue par le nez ; sniffette.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reniflette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les zombies avec leurs panneaux, – des panneaux, oui, je les voyais par la fenêtre, « L'AVORTEMENT TUE », « SAUVONS LES PAS ENCORE NÉS » et « OUI, J'ADOPTERAI TON BÉBÉ » –, ne les inquiétaient pas plus que le moustique en juin ou la reniflette en décembre.
Ça hoquetait tous azimuts avec cocktail de chouinade et reniflettes entrecoupé de tentatives désespérées pour s'exprimer. Comme de juste l'infirmière en chef Jasounette réconfortait l’éplorée.
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.