iconoclaste

\i.kɔ.nɔ.klast\

/\i.kɔ.nɔ.klast\/ adj

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The verdict

“iconoclaste” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,342. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,342
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui condamne la représentation figurée des divinités.

Corpus desk

Index FR-iconoclaste · iconoclaste · French

iconoclaste · rank #39,342 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,342
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH hésitante

Nearest frequency peer: hésitante (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « iconoclaste »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « iconoclaste » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for iconoclaste
PropertyValue
Headwordiconoclaste
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.kɔ.nɔ.klast\
Letters11
Frequency rank#39,342
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « iconoclaste »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).iconoclastese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hésitante » (#39,341), « ilan » (#39,343), « hésitais » (#39,340). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « iconoclaste » est au #39,342. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around iconoclaste (IPA \i.kɔ.nɔ.klast\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,342 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for iconoclaste, with forms such as "cionoclaste", "icconoclaste", and "icnooclaste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is iconoclaste, spelled I-C-O-N-O-C-L-A-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui condamne la représentation figurée des divinités.
  2. 2
    Qui détruit les images des divinités, des idoles, des saints, les objets sacrés.
  3. 3
    Qui s'attaque frontalement à des valeurs généralement reconnues dans la société.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Son cœur de Latin était soulevé de dégoût par leur intolérance, leur rage iconoclaste, leur achoppement de brute.
  2. Cette race [les Juifs] est en horreur aux Russes, peut-être parce qu'elle est presque iconoclaste, tandis que les Moscovites poussent l'adoration des images jusqu'à l'idolâtrie.

Synonyms

iconoclastiqueprovocateur

This word in other languages

iconoclastic(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cionoclaste
  • icconoclaste
  • icnooclaste
  • iconcolaste
  • iconnoclaste
  • iconocalste
  • iconocclaste
  • iconoclaset
  • iconoclasste
  • iconoclastte
  • iconoclatse
  • iconocllaste
  • iconoclsate
  • iconolcaste
  • icoonclaste
  • iocnoclaste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iconoclaste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cionoclaste2icconoclaste1icnooclaste2iconcolaste2iconnoclaste1iconocalste2iconocclaste1iconoclaset2
Edit distance from "iconoclaste"

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 "iconoclaste"?
"iconoclaste" is spelled I-C-O-N-O-C-L-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.kɔ.nɔ.klast\.
What does "iconoclaste" mean?
As an adjective, "iconoclaste" means: Qui condamne la représentation figurée des divinités.
What are common misspellings of "iconoclaste"?
Common misspellings include "cionoclaste", "icconoclaste", "icnooclaste", "iconcolaste", "iconnoclaste". The correct spelling is "iconoclaste".
How do you pronounce "iconoclaste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "iconoclaste" is \i.kɔ.nɔ.klast\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "iconoclaste" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "iconoclaste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list