incestuel
\ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥɛl\
The verdict
“incestuel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proche de l’inceste, qui évoque l’inceste, sans passage à l’acte clairement identifié.
Corpus desk
Index FR-incestuel · incestuel · French
incestuel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | incestuel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥɛl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
incestuel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Proche de l’inceste, qui évoque l’inceste, sans passage à l’acte clairement identifié.".
No misspelling variants are generated for incestuel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is incestuel, spelled I-N-C-E-S-T-U-E-L.
Definition
- 1Proche de l’inceste, qui évoque l’inceste, sans passage à l’acte clairement identifié.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incestuel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quelques mois plus tard, Lucile s’est rétractée. Elle parlait alors d’une relation incestuelle plutôt qu’incestueuse, réfutait le récit du passage à l’acte.
Le déni d’intimité – qui caractérise notamment les climats incestuels – relève donc de la violence sexuelle au même titre que le viol ou les agressions sexuelles.
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.