incendier

\ɛ̃.sɑ̃.dje\

/\ɛ̃.sɑ̃.dje\/ verb

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The verdict

“incendier” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,734. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,734
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Détruire par le feu (ou mettre le feu à) un édifice, une maison, une forêt, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incendier · incendier · French

incendier · rank #33,734 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,734
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH imprégner

Nearest frequency peer: imprégner (-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 « incendier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « incendier » 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).

incendier vs incendies
89% similar
incendier vs incendie
89% similar
incendier vs incendiée
78% similar

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

Key facts for incendier
PropertyValue
Headwordincendier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.sɑ̃.dje\
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,734
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incendier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.incendierse 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 « imprégner » (#33,733), « innée » (#33,735), « imprimeurs » (#33,732). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incendier » est au #33,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around incendier (IPA \ɛ̃.sɑ̃.dje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,734 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for incendier, with forms such as "icnendier", "inccendier", and "incednier". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "incendies", "incendie", "incendiée", 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is incendier, spelled I-N-C-E-N-D-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Détruire par le feu (ou mettre le feu à) un édifice, une maison, une forêt, etc.
  2. 2
    Surexciter, enflammer, en parlant des esprits, des consciences.
  3. 3
    Donner les couleurs rouges et jaunes d'un incendie.
  4. 4
    Engueuler, disputer fortement.
  5. 5
    Exciter, donner une sensation de brûlure.
  6. 6
    Adresser à un ou plusieurs internautes un message électronique à caractère agressif ou malveillant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Moukden fut un grand centre d'agitation des Boxeurs qui mirent la ville à feu et à sang, incendièrent sous couleur de xénophobie, pour les mieux piller, beaucoup de boutiques de malheureux commerçants qui avaient quelques objets d'exportation européenne.
  2. Le lendemain, les Aït Youssi entrèrent en scène en incendiant quelques douars de la banlieue et en razziant les troupeaux de la capitale.

Synonyms

brûlermettre le feusurexciterenflammerdisputer

This word in other languages

set fire to(English)incendiar(Español)abfackeln(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnendier
  • inccendier
  • incednier
  • incenddier
  • incendeir
  • incendierr
  • incendire
  • incenider
  • incenndier
  • incnedier
  • inecndier
  • inncendier
  • nicendier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnendier2inccendier1incednier2incenddier1incendeir2incendierr1incendire2incenider2
Edit distance from "incendier"

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 "incendier"?
"incendier" is spelled I-N-C-E-N-D-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sɑ̃.dje\.
What does "incendier" mean?
As a verb, "incendier" means: Détruire par le feu (ou mettre le feu à) un édifice, une maison, une forêt, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "incendier"?
"incendier" is commonly confused with "incendies", "incendie", "incendiée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incendier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incendier" is \ɛ̃.sɑ̃.dje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incendier" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imprégner#33,733immobiles#33,730glorifier#33,713leitmotiv#33,755

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

impassible13 variantsMachiavel13 variantsfiduciaire13 variantsMoscovici13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list