schrill
\ʃʁɪl\
The verdict
“schrill” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Strident, stridente.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schrill · schrill · French
schrill · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | schrill |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃʁɪl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schrill is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃʁɪl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for schrill in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is schrill, spelled S-C-H-R-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1Strident, stridente.
- 2Frappant, frappante, remarquable par son étrangeté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schrill appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zuerst nehmen die Dichter dieses Jüngelchen aus der Provinz mit der Stupsnase und der schrillen Stimme nicht ernst, doch dann zieht er sein Heft heraus, beginnt zu lesen, und bald hört ihm die ganze Gruppe mit zunehmender Sprachlosigkeit zu.
Die Rikscha schlängelt sich mit raschen Beschleunigungen und schrillem Gehupe durch den lärmigen und stinkenden Strom bis zur Baustelle des Sūryayā Tower, und André wundert sich darüber, dass die Kotflügel der Autos keine Kratzer aufweisen, dass die Rückspiegel überleben.
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.