incrémenter
\ɛ̃.kʁe.mɑ̃.te\
The verdict
“incrémenter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ajouter une valeur fixée, souvent 1, à une variable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-incrementer · incrémenter · French
incrémenter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | incrémenter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.kʁe.mɑ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « incrémenter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
incrémenter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.kʁe.mɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for incrémenter in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is incrémenter, spelled I-N-C-R-É-M-E-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ajouter une valeur fixée, souvent 1, à une variable.
- 2Ajouter une valeur fixée à une variable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incrémenter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faut bien faire attention à ne pas oublier d’incrémenter le compteur d’une boucle while.
Incrémenter les jours de congés : ajouter 2,5 chaque mois.
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This word in other languages
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.