souillonner

\su.jɔ.ne\

/\su.jɔ.ne\/ verb

The verdict

“souillonner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gâter, salir en souillon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-souillonner · souillonner · French

souillonner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • 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.

Key facts for souillonner
PropertyValue
Headwordsouillonner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\su.jɔ.ne\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « souillonner » en français

souillonnern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

souillonner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \su.jɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gâter, salir en souillon.".

No misspelling variants are generated for souillonner in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is souillonner, spelled S-O-U-I-L-L-O-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gâter, salir en souillon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how souillonner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. S'il [la Fontaine] en fait retirer copie [d'une lettre de Racine], ayez soin que la lettre ne soit pas souillonnée.
  2. « Je ne sortirai jamais habillée comme ça, dit Marianne le jour où on les essaya. — Tu entends par là que ta tante n’a pas de goût, que ta tante est une bête, qui ne sait pas comment on s’habille, qui souillonne ce qu’elle touche. Ah ! je souillonne ?…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "souillonner"?
"souillonner" is spelled S-O-U-I-L-L-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \su.jɔ.ne\.
What does "souillonner" mean?
As a verb, "souillonner" means: Gâter, salir en souillon.
How do you pronounce "souillonner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souillonner" is \su.jɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souillonner" come from?
"souillonner" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list