ingression
\ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“ingression” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Irruption des eaux qui a pour résultat une submersion durable.
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Index FR-ingression · ingression · French
ingression · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | ingression |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ingression is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ingression, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ingression, spelled I-N-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Irruption des eaux qui a pour résultat une submersion durable.
- 2invasion
- 3entrer dans les ordres
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ingression appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Golfe du Dollart : golfe de la mer du Nord, dans lequel se jette l’Ems. Il fut formé par des ingressions brusques de la mer du Nord en 1277 et 1287.
En la compagnie desquelz ingresseurs estoit ledit Jehan des Mainiex, qui en ladite ingression et assault fut navré telement que mort s'en est ensuye par le fait et cause desdis ingresseurs.
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.