intrigant

\ɛ̃.tʁi.ɡɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tʁi.ɡɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“intrigant” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,819
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se mêle de beaucoup d’intrigues généralement à son profit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intrigant · intrigant · French

intrigant · rank #40,819 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,819
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intermittente

Nearest frequency peer: intermittente (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « intrigant »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « intrigant » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intrigant vs intrigante
90% similar
intrigant vs intriguant
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intrigant
PropertyValue
Headwordintrigant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tʁi.ɡɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,819
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intrigant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).intrigantse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intermittente » (#40,818), « investies » (#40,820), « instructive » (#40,817). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intrigant » est au #40,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around intrigant (IPA \ɛ̃.tʁi.ɡɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,819 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for intrigant, with forms such as "inntrigant", "inrtigant", and "intirgant". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "intrigante", "intriguant", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is intrigant, spelled I-N-T-R-I-G-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se mêle de beaucoup d’intrigues généralement à son profit.
  2. 2
    Qui suscite la curiosité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est un homme fort intrigant.
  2. Nous devons d'abord nous débarrasser de l'intrigante Marie de Médicis.

Synonyms

fascinantintéressantattrayant

This word in other languages

intriguing(English)intrigante(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inntrigant
  • inrtigant
  • intirgant
  • intrgiant
  • intriagnt
  • intrigannt
  • intrigantt
  • intrigatn
  • intriggant
  • intrignat
  • intrrigant
  • inttrigant
  • itnrigant
  • nitrigant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intrigant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inntrigant1inrtigant2intirgant2intrgiant2intriagnt2intrigannt1intrigantt1intrigatn2
Edit distance from "intrigant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "intrigant"?
"intrigant" is spelled I-N-T-R-I-G-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tʁi.ɡɑ̃\.
What does "intrigant" mean?
As an adjective, "intrigant" means: Qui se mêle de beaucoup d’intrigues généralement à son profit.
What words are commonly confused with "intrigant"?
"intrigant" is commonly confused with "intrigante", "intriguant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intrigant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intrigant" is \ɛ̃.tʁi.ɡɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intrigant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intrigant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

investies#40,820incrédule#40,812inadaptés#40,811imprévues#40,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

imaginable14 variantsgrossistes14 variantsglaciaires14 variantsmaladresses14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list