ingressif

\ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sif\

/\ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sif\/ adj

The verdict

“ingressif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au début d'une action, d'un fait

Corpus desk

Index FR-ingressif · ingressif · French

ingressif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for ingressif
PropertyValue
Headwordingressif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sif\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ingressif » en français

ingressifsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ingressif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ingressif has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ingressif, spelled I-N-G-R-E-S-S-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif au début d'une action, d'un fait
  2. 2
    Qui se caractérise par un appel d'air vers l'intérieur du tractus vocal (à l'inspiration)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ingressif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le passé simple ingressif.
  2. Une consonne ingressive est une consonne occlusive accompagnée d'un flux glottal entrant.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ingressif"?
"ingressif" is spelled I-N-G-R-E-S-S-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sif\.
What does "ingressif" mean?
As an adjective, "ingressif" means: Relatif au début d'une action, d'un fait
How do you pronounce "ingressif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingressif" is \ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ingressif" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list