resquiller
\ʁɛs.ki.je\
The verdict
“resquiller” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Faire une petite tricherie, en particulier pour ne pas payer ce qui aurait dû l’être.
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Index FR-resquiller · resquiller · French
resquiller · 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 | resquiller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɛs.ki.je\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « resquiller » en français
Rare enough to double-check
resquiller is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɛs.ki.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire une petite tricherie, en particulier pour ne pas payer ce qui aurait dû l’être.".
resquiller doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 resquiller, spelled R-E-S-Q-U-I-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire une petite tricherie, en particulier pour ne pas payer ce qui aurait dû l’être.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how resquiller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je pris le métro, en resquillant, jusqu'à la gare d'Austerlitz.
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.