répugner
\ʁe.py.ɲe\
The verdict
“répugner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Être plus ou moins opposé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-repugner · répugner · French
répugner · 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 | répugner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁe.py.ɲe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « répugner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
répugner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁe.py.ɲe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
répugner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 répugner, spelled R-É-P-U-G-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Être plus ou moins opposé.
- 2Contredire, avoir quelque contradiction.
- 3Éprouver un sentiment de répugnance.
- 4Causer, inspirer de la répugnance.
- 5Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how répugner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
…et aidez-moi à enfoncer cette porte de sortie pratiquée dans la grande muraille du château ; que ceux d’entre vous qui répugneraient à ce service […] garnissent le sommet de la barbacane.
Cela répugne, il y a dans cette démonstration quelque chose qui répugne.
This word in other languages
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.