inquisitorial
\ɛ̃.ki.zi.tɔ.ʁjal\
The verdict
“inquisitorial” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a rapport aux tribunaux et aux juges de l’Inquisition.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inquisitorial · inquisitorial · French
inquisitorial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | inquisitorial |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.ki.zi.tɔ.ʁjal\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
inquisitorial is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.ki.zi.tɔ.ʁjal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
inquisitorial has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is inquisitorial, spelled I-N-Q-U-I-S-I-T-O-R-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Qui a rapport aux tribunaux et aux juges de l’Inquisition.
- 2Qui est ombrageux, trop sévère, en parlant de tout pouvoir, de tout acte, de toute recherche arbitraire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inquisitorial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La deuxième partie évoque tous les aspects de la vie quotidienne qu’il nous est permis de saisir à travers les sources inquisitoriales – l’existence physique, les cadres sociaux, les rapports affectifs, la culture et l’éducation.
Pouvoir inquisitorial.
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.