incendiaire
French, noun/ɛ̃.sɑ̃.djɛʁ/
incendiaire is spelled I-N-C-E-N-D-I-A-I-R-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 33,160th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incendiaire is a French masculine noun meaning “arsonist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Auteur volontaire d’un incendie”.
What does incendiaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
incendiary (causing fire)
- 2
incendiary, inflammatory
des propos incendiaires
- 3
incendiary (pertaining to an uncontrolled fire)
noun
- 1
masculinearsonist
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui cause, qui peut causer un incendie. 2. Qui provoque une sensation de brûlure dans la bouche ; très piquant. 3. Qui est véhément et caustique, en parlant de paroles ou d'écrits.
noun: 1. Auteur volontaire d’un incendie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of incendiaire
- incendiaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incendiaire?
- /ɛ̃.sɑ̃.djɛʁ/
- \ɛ̃.sɑ̃.djɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incendiaire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incendiaire in French?
incendiaire appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).