illuster
\ɪˈlʊstɐ\
The verdict
“illuster” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Illustre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-illuster · illuster · French
illuster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | illuster |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɪˈlʊstɐ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « illuster » en français
Rare enough to double-check
illuster is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɪˈlʊstɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Illustre.".
illuster has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is illuster, spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Illustre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how illuster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Gesellschaft mit illustren Gästen war eingeladen.
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.