incongru
French, adjective/ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ɡʁy/
incongru is spelled I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 45,502nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incongru is a French adjective meaning “incongruous (not matching)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est convenable ni aux personnes, ni aux circonstances”.
What does incongru mean in English?
adjective
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incongruous (not matching)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est convenable ni aux personnes, ni aux circonstances. 2. Pour une personne, manquer de bienséance, de savoir-vivre.
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 incongru
- incongrue feminine
- incongrus masculine plural
- incongrues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incongru?
- /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ɡʁy/
- \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ɡʁy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incongru
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incongru in French?
incongru appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).