insulteur
\ɛ̃.syl.tœʁ\
The verdict
“insulteur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui insulte, offense.
Corpus desk
Index FR-insulteur · insulteur · French
insulteur · 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 | insulteur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.syl.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
insulteur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.syl.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui insulte, offense.".
Zero misspellings are on record for insulteur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is insulteur, spelled I-N-S-U-L-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Qui insulte, offense.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how insulteur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et voici que ma gloire est une cendre vile, Et mon sceptre un roseau des marais, qui se rompt Aux rires insulteurs de la foule servile !
Il y a un patriotisme furieux et insulteur qui n’a plus de prise sur moi.
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.