intriguer
\ɛ̃t.ʁi.ɡe\
The verdict
“intriguer” is uncommon French (frequency #63,093 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,093
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embarrasser, en donnant à penser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-intriguer · intriguer · French
intriguer · rank #63,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,093
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH intraitables
Nearest frequency peer: intraitables (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « intriguer »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- internats
internats
36,911 corpus weight
- interplanét…
interplanétaire
36,910 corpus weight
- intraitables
intraitables
36,909 corpus weight
- intriguer
intriguer
36,908 corpus weight
- inutilisé
inutilisé
36,907 corpus weight
- inéquitable
inéquitable
36,906 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « intriguer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intriguer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃t.ʁi.ɡe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « intriguer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
intriguer is uncommon French at frequency #63,093 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃t.ʁi.ɡe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
intriguer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is intriguer, spelled I-N-T-R-I-G-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Embarrasser, en donnant à penser.
- 2Faire une intrigue, des intrigues.
- 3S’embarrasser. Manœuvrer pour parvenir à ses fins.
- 4Au carnaval ou lors d'un bal masqué, jouer la séduction ou prendre une fausse qualité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intriguer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'épouvantail semblait recouvert de goudron, comme celui qu'on utilise pour rendre les canots étanches. Celui qui avait fait ça voulait vraiment effrayer les oiseaux. Mais il n'était parvenu qu'à intriguer deux corbeaux aux ailes d'un noir lustré, perchés sur les épaules du mannequin.
Je l’ai bien intrigué par certaines choses que je lui ai dites.
This word in other languages
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.
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