ingression

\ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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.

Corpus desk

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.

Key facts for ingression
PropertyValue
Headwordingression
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ingression » en français

ingressionreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Irruption des eaux qui a pour résultat une submersion durable.
  2. 2
    invasion
  3. 3
    entrer dans les ordres

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ingression"?
"ingression" is spelled I-N-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "ingression" mean?
As a noun, "ingression" means: Irruption des eaux qui a pour résultat une submersion durable.
How do you pronounce "ingression"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingression" is \ɛ̃.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ingression" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list