insectifuge
French, noun\ɛ̃.sɛk.ti.fyʒ\
insectifuge is spelled I-N-S-E-C-T-I-F-U-G-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written French, the 229,021st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insectifuge is a French masculine noun meaning “insectifuge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Répulsif à insectes”.
What does insectifuge mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineinsectifuge
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui fait fuir, repousse ou éloigne les insectes.
noun: 1. Répulsif à insectes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of insectifuge
- insectifuges plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insectifuge?
- \ɛ̃.sɛk.ti.fyʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is insectifuge in French?
insectifuge appears about once in every 52 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).