belligérant

\bɛ.li.ʒe.ʁɑ̃\

/\bɛ.li.ʒe.ʁɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“belligérant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est en guerre avec un autre, en parlant d’un peuple, d’une nation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-belligerant · belligérant · French

belligérant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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 belligérant
PropertyValue
Headwordbelligérant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bɛ.li.ʒe.ʁɑ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « belligérant » en français

belligérantreste 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

belligérant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bɛ.li.ʒe.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est en guerre avec un autre, en parlant d’un peuple, d’une nation.".

Zero misspellings are on record for belligérant in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is belligérant, spelled B-E-L-L-I-G-É-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est en guerre avec un autre, en parlant d’un peuple, d’une nation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Roi a une entrevue à Nice avec le Pape Paul III, qui ménage une trêve de dix ans entre les Puissances belligérantes.
  2. LYON – […] Pas d’ouvrage d’avance ; sitôt qu’il y a un ralentissement dans les commandes, l’ouvrier jeûne. De plus, sa situation vis-à-vis du patron est belligérante ; dès que deux hommes traitent seul à seul, c’est à qui des deux enfoncera l’autre. — De là, une haine réciproque ; voyez les insurrections de 1831, 1835 ; il y a trente mille hommes de troup…

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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 "belligérant"?
"belligérant" is spelled B-E-L-L-I-G-É-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bɛ.li.ʒe.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "belligérant" mean?
As an adjective, "belligérant" means: Qui est en guerre avec un autre, en parlant d’un peuple, d’une nation.
How do you pronounce "belligérant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "belligérant" is \bɛ.li.ʒe.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "belligérant" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list