zigounette

\zi.ɡu.nɛt\

/\zi.ɡu.nɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pénis, mot rigolo qu’utilisent les enfants pour désigner le pénis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-zigounette · zigounette · French

zigounette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 zigounette
PropertyValue
Headwordzigounette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\zi.ɡu.nɛt\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « zigounette » en français

zigounettesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zigounette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \zi.ɡu.nɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pénis, mot rigolo qu’utilisent les enfants pour désigner le pénis.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zigounette, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is zigounette, spelled Z-I-G-O-U-N-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pénis, mot rigolo qu’utilisent les enfants pour désigner le pénis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’auteur nous conte la passion brûlante et désespérée de ces deux êtres fragiles mais tremblants d’amour qui vont vers leur destin, la main dans la main et la zigounette dans le pilou-pilou.
  2. Les papes suivants affecteront en revanche d’être offusqués par tant de poitrines opulentes, tant de zigounettes ainsi impudiquement dévoilées. Clément VIII, Paul III et Paul IV songèrent à détruire la fresque...

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 "zigounette"?
"zigounette" is spelled Z-I-G-O-U-N-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \zi.ɡu.nɛt\.
What does "zigounette" mean?
As a noun, "zigounette" means: Pénis, mot rigolo qu’utilisent les enfants pour désigner le pénis.
How do you pronounce "zigounette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zigounette" is \zi.ɡu.nɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zigounette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list