ignominieux
\i.ɲɔ.mi.njø\
The verdict
“ignominieux” 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 cause de l’ignominie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ignominieux · ignominieux · French
ignominieux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | ignominieux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.ɲɔ.mi.njø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ignominieux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ignominieux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.ɲɔ.mi.njø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui cause de l’ignominie.".
ignominieux has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ignominieux, spelled I-G-N-O-M-I-N-I-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui cause de l’ignominie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ignominieux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mort ignominieuse.
Supplice ignominieux.
This word in other languages
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.