ingressif
\ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sif\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ingressif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sif\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Relatif au début d'une action, d'un fait
- 2Qui se caractérise par un appel d'air vers l'intérieur du tractus vocal (à l'inspiration)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ingressif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le passé simple ingressif.
Une consonne ingressive est une consonne occlusive accompagnée d'un flux glottal entrant.
Antonyms
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.