incuber
\ɛ̃.ky.be\
The verdict
“incuber” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opérer l’incubation de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-incuber · incuber · French
incuber · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | incuber |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.ky.be\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « incuber » en français
Rare enough to double-check
incuber is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.ky.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for incuber, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is incuber, spelled I-N-C-U-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Opérer l’incubation de.
- 2Mener à terme ses œufs dans le corps même, en parlant d’insectes.
- 3Soutenir un projet en accueillant la personne qui le porte et en lui apportant du conseil au sein d’un incubateur.
- 4Accueillir et soutenir une personne qui a un projet de création d’entreprise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incuber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sur un poisson du lac de Tibériade, le chromis paterfamilias, qui incube ses œufs dans la cavité buccale.
Dans l’espace de douze à quatorze jours, la femelle [du doryphore] s’accouple, incube et dépose ses œufs, au nombre de dix à douze sur la partie inférieure des fanes de la pomme de terre.
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.