-ig

\ɪç\

/\ɪç\/ suffix

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suffixe permettant de transformer un nom en adjectif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ig · -ig · French

-ig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" 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 -ig
PropertyValue
Headword-ig
LanguageFrench
Part of speechSuffix
IPA\ɪç\
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “-ig” sits in French frequency

-ig falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

-ig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed \ɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Suffixe permettant de transformer un nom en adjectif.".

-ig has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 -ig, spelled --I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suffixe permettant de transformer un nom en adjectif.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-ig"?
"-ig" is spelled --I-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪç\.
What does "-ig" mean?
As a suffix, "-ig" means: Suffixe permettant de transformer un nom en adjectif.
How do you pronounce "-ig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-ig" is \ɪç\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-ig" come from?
"-ig" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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