souquenille

\suk.nij\

/\suk.nij\/ noun

The verdict

“souquenille” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Long vêtement fait de grosse toile, que prenaient les cochers et les palefreniers pour s’en couvrir quand ils pansaient les chevaux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-souquenille · souquenille · French

souquenille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 souquenille
PropertyValue
Headwordsouquenille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\suk.nij\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « souquenille » en français

souquenillereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

souquenille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \suk.nij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for souquenille, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is souquenille, spelled S-O-U-Q-U-E-N-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Long vêtement fait de grosse toile, que prenaient les cochers et les palefreniers pour s’en couvrir quand ils pansaient les chevaux.
  2. 2
    Mauvais vêtement, guenille, loque.
  3. 3
    Vêtement du clown paillasse.
  4. 4
    Lévite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quitterons-nous nos souquenilles, monsieur ?
  2. Voulez-vous gager que je l'épouse avec la casaque sur le corps, avec une souquenille si vous me fâchez ?

Synonyms

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 "souquenille"?
"souquenille" is spelled S-O-U-Q-U-E-N-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \suk.nij\.
What does "souquenille" mean?
As a noun, "souquenille" means: Long vêtement fait de grosse toile, que prenaient les cochers et les palefreniers pour s’en couvrir quand ils pansaient les chevaux.
How do you pronounce "souquenille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souquenille" is \suk.nij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souquenille" come from?
"souquenille" 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