ICC

\i.se.se\

/\i.se.se\/ noun

The verdict

“ICC” is uncommon French (frequency #50,278 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,278
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Investigateur en cybercriminalité ; désigne un enquêteur de la Police nationale spécialisé dans les nouvelles technologies et en particulier dans la cybercriminalité.

Key facts for ICC
PropertyValue
HeadwordICC
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.se.se\
Letters3
Frequency rank#50,278
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ICC” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ICC lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ICC is uncommon French at frequency #50,278 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.se.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ICC in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ICC, spelled I-C-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Investigateur en cybercriminalité ; désigne un enquêteur de la Police nationale spécialisé dans les nouvelles technologies et en particulier dans la cybercriminalité.
  2. 2
    Dans le langage courant du helpdesk, ce sigle signifie « Interface Chaise-Clavier » pour désigner un problème n’ayant rien à voir avec la machine mais plutôt dû à l'utilisateur ; dans le sens où c'est l’utilisateur qui a fait une erreur.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ICC"?
"ICC" is spelled I-C-C. The IPA pronunciation is \i.se.se\.
What does "ICC" mean?
As a noun, "ICC" means: Investigateur en cybercriminalité ; désigne un enquêteur de la Police nationale spécialisé dans les nouvelles technologies et en particulier dans la cybercriminalité.
How do you pronounce "ICC"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ICC" is \i.se.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ICC" come from?
"ICC" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ICC”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-C-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \i.se.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list