Igor

\i.ɡɔʁ\

/\i.ɡɔʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Igor” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,450
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin d’origine russe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-igor · Igor · French

Igor · rank #17,450 · 5 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,450
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH identifiées

Nearest frequency peer: identifiées (-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 « Igor »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Igor » 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).

Igor vs ir
25% similar
Igor vs io
25% similar
Igor vs ios
25% similar

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

Key facts for Igor
PropertyValue
HeadwordIgor
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.ɡɔʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,450
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Igor »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Igorse 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 « identifiées » (#17,449), « impatiente » (#17,451), « hôtesse » (#17,448). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Igor » est au #17,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Igor (IPA \i.ɡɔʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,450 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin d’origine russe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Igor, with forms such as "gior", "iggor", and "igorr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "ir", "io", "ios", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Igor, spelled I-G-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin d’origine russe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les hommes d’Igor Tudor se relancent totalement dans cette Ligue des champions et marquent leurs premiers points.
  2. Depuis longtemps ont disparu les convois de moissonneurs qui faux en main, remontaient les plaines de Russie du Sud au Nord, récoltant au passage les céréales d’Igor Karénine, ou ceux des Bretons moissonnant dans l’Île-de-France.

This word in other languages

Igor(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • gior
  • iggor
  • igorr
  • igro
  • iogr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

gior2iggor1igorr1igro2iogr2
Edit distance from "Igor"

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 "Igor"?
"Igor" is spelled I-G-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ɡɔʁ\.
What does "Igor" mean?
As a proper noun, "Igor" means: Prénom masculin d’origine russe.
What words are commonly confused with "Igor"?
"Igor" is commonly confused with "ir", "io", "ios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Igor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Igor" is \i.ɡɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Igor" come from?
"Igor" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feel#17,426days#17,404pers#17,512plie#17,520

Similar misspelling depth

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

Motte5 variantsCICE5 variantssame5 variantsyear5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list