instiguer
\ɛ̃s.ti.ɡe\
The verdict
“instiguer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - ou ou Pousser quelqu’un à faire une action généralement mauvaise, inciter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-instiguer · instiguer · French
instiguer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | instiguer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃s.ti.ɡe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « instiguer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
instiguer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃s.ti.ɡe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ou ou Pousser quelqu’un à faire une action généralement mauvaise, inciter.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for instiguer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is instiguer, spelled I-N-S-T-I-G-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1ou ou Pousser quelqu’un à faire une action généralement mauvaise, inciter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how instiguer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
S'il avait instigué à l'horrible meurtre de Philippe, et au non moins horrible projet de meurtre d'Alexandre, il aurait été fondé à plaider sa cause en disant qu'il avait été tenté de répondre à la guerre par le meurtre.
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.