illustrated

\ˈɪl.ə.stɹeɪ.tɪd\

/\ˈɪl.ə.stɹeɪ.tɪd\/ verb

The verdict

“illustrated” is uncommon French (frequency #60,090 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,090
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prétérit du verbe to illustrate.

Corpus desk

Index FR-illustrated · illustrated · French

illustrated · rank #60,090 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,090
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH iliaque

Nearest frequency peer: iliaque (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « illustrated »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « illustrated » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for illustrated
PropertyValue
Headwordillustrated
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈɪl.ə.stɹeɪ.tɪd\
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « illustrated » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).illustratedtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « iliaque » (#60,089), « imaging » (#60,091), « implorant » (#60,092). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « illustrated » est au #60,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

illustrated is uncommon French at frequency #60,090 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɪl.ə.stɹeɪ.tɪd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for illustrated, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is illustrated, spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-R-A-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prétérit du verbe to illustrate.
  2. 2
    Participe passé du verbe to illustrate.

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 "illustrated"?
"illustrated" is spelled I-L-L-U-S-T-R-A-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈɪl.ə.stɹeɪ.tɪd\.
What does "illustrated" mean?
As a verb, "illustrated" means: Prétérit du verbe to illustrate.
How do you pronounce "illustrated"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "illustrated" is \ˈɪl.ə.stɹeɪ.tɪd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list