inglorieux
\ɛ̃.ɡlɔ.ʁjø\
The verdict
“inglorieux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’a pas de gloire, de renom ; qui est voué à demeurer dans l’obscurité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inglorieux · inglorieux · French
inglorieux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | inglorieux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.ɡlɔ.ʁjø\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
inglorieux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.ɡlɔ.ʁjø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
inglorieux has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is inglorieux, spelled I-N-G-L-O-R-I-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui n’a pas de gloire, de renom ; qui est voué à demeurer dans l’obscurité.
- 2Qui n’est pas glorieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inglorieux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La victoire même serait inglorieuse et de nul profit.
La distribution des prix arrive. J’y assiste obscur et inglorieux ! Fractis occumbam inglorius armis !
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.