belligérant
\bɛ.li.ʒe.ʁɑ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | belligérant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bɛ.li.ʒe.ʁɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Qui est en guerre avec un autre, en parlant d’un peuple, d’une nation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how belligérant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le Roi a une entrevue à Nice avec le Pape Paul III, qui ménage une trêve de dix ans entre les Puissances belligérantes.
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.