igue
\iɡ\
The verdict
“igue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cavité naturelle creusée dans le calcaire par les eaux de ruissellement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-igue · igue · French
igue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | igue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \iɡ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « igue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
igue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \iɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cavité naturelle creusée dans le calcaire par les eaux de ruissellement.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for igue, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 igue, spelled I-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Cavité naturelle creusée dans le calcaire par les eaux de ruissellement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how igue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette igue a longtemps servi à un affineur de fromage.
Synonyms
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.