ignoble

\i.ɲɔbl\

/\i.ɲɔbl\/ adj

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The verdict

“ignoble” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,408
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De caractère non noble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ignoble · ignoble · French

ignoble · rank #15,408 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,408
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH identifiant

Nearest frequency peer: identifiant (-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 « ignoble »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ignoble » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ignoble vs ignoré
57% similar
ignoble vs ignorée
71% similar
ignoble vs ignobles
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ignoble
PropertyValue
Headwordignoble
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ɲɔbl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,408
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ignoble »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « identifiant » (#15,407), « hypothétique » (#15,406), « immobilières » (#15,410). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ignoble » est au #15,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ignoble (IPA \i.ɲɔbl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,408 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ignoble, with forms such as "ginoble", "iggnoble", and "ignbole". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ignoré", "ignorée", "ignobles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ignoble, spelled I-G-N-O-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De caractère non noble.
  2. 2
    Qui est bas, sans noblesse, qui marque une âme dépourvue de sentiments nobles.
  3. 3
    Qui est sale, sordide, hideux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Langage ignoble.
  2. Expressions ignobles.

Synonyms

gueuxroturiervilainabjectlâche

Antonyms

noble

This word in other languages

ignoble(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ginoble
  • iggnoble
  • ignbole
  • ignnoble
  • ignobble
  • ignobel
  • ignoblle
  • ignolbe
  • igonble
  • ingoble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ignoble - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ginoble2iggnoble1ignbole2ignnoble1ignobble1ignobel2ignoblle1ignolbe2
Edit distance from "ignoble"

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 "ignoble"?
"ignoble" is spelled I-G-N-O-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ɲɔbl\.
What does "ignoble" mean?
As an adjective, "ignoble" means: De caractère non noble.
What words are commonly confused with "ignoble"?
"ignoble" is commonly confused with "ignoré", "ignorée", "ignobles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ignoble"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ignoble" is \i.ɲɔbl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ignoble" come from?
"ignoble" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hilaire#15,401Jérémie#15,419gallois#15,392lenteur#15,426

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fresque10 variantsexotique10 variantsEuropean10 variantsescrime10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list