talon aiguille

\ta.lɔ̃ ɛ.ɡɥij\

/\ta.lɔ̃ ɛ.ɡɥij\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Talon d’une chaussure, haut et mince.

Key facts for talon aiguille
PropertyValue
Headwordtalon aiguille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ta.lɔ̃ ɛ.ɡɥij\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “talon aiguille” sits in French frequency

talon aiguille falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

talon aiguille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ta.lɔ̃ ɛ.ɡɥij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for talon aiguille, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 talon aiguille, spelled T-A-L-O-N- -A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Talon d’une chaussure, haut et mince.
  2. 2
    Chaussure élevée par un tel talon.

Synonyms

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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 "talon aiguille"?
"talon aiguille" is spelled T-A-L-O-N- -A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ta.lɔ̃ ɛ.ɡɥij\.
What does "talon aiguille" mean?
As a noun, "talon aiguille" means: Talon d’une chaussure, haut et mince.
How do you pronounce "talon aiguille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "talon aiguille" is \ta.lɔ̃ ɛ.ɡɥij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "talon aiguille" come from?
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Using “talon aiguille”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-A-L-O-N- -A-I-G-U-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ta.lɔ̃ ɛ.ɡɥij\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list