incestueuse

\ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥøz\

/\ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥøz\/ adj

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The verdict

“incestueuse” is uncommon French (frequency #72,424 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,424
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin singulier de incestueux.

Key facts for incestueuse
PropertyValue
Headwordincestueuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥøz\
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incestueuse” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). incestueuse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incestueuse is uncommon French at frequency #72,424 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥøz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de incestueux.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for incestueuse, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is incestueuse, spelled I-N-C-E-S-T-U-E-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de incestueux.

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 "incestueuse"?
"incestueuse" is spelled I-N-C-E-S-T-U-E-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥøz\.
What does "incestueuse" mean?
As an adjective, "incestueuse" means: Féminin singulier de incestueux.
How do you pronounce "incestueuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incestueuse" is \ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥøz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incestueuse" come from?
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Using “incestueuse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-C-E-S-T-U-E-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.sɛs.tɥøz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list