zigouiller
\zi.ɡu.je\
The verdict
“zigouiller” is uncommon French (frequency #82,593 among 240 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,593
- frequency rank, French
- 240
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuer, égorger, assassiner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zigouiller · zigouiller · French
zigouiller · rank #82,593 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,593
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 240
- PHOTO-FINISH zec
Nearest frequency peer: zec (-2 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « zigouiller »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Zarzis
Zarzis
17,411 corpus weight
- zec
zec
17,410 corpus weight
- zigouiller
zigouiller
17,408 corpus weight
- Zoug
Zoug
17,406 corpus weight
- Zuber
Zuber
17,405 corpus weight
- zwart
zwart
17,404 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « zigouiller » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zigouiller |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \zi.ɡu.je\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,593 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zigouiller » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zigouiller is uncommon French at frequency #82,593 among 240 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \zi.ɡu.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for zigouiller in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is zigouiller, spelled Z-I-G-O-U-I-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tuer, égorger, assassiner.
- 2Supprimer, faire disparaître.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zigouiller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il allait la zigouiller comme un animal.
Je regarde l’arme dans sa main. Ça bouge pas. J’ai idée qu’elle va me zigouiller sans sourciller.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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