Iphigénie

\i.fi.ʒe.ni\

/\i.fi.ʒe.ni\/ name

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The verdict

“Iphigénie” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,741
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atride, fille d’Agamemnon et de Clytemnestre, sœur d’Oreste, d’Électre et de Chrysothémis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-iphigenie · Iphigénie · French

Iphigénie · rank #49,741 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,741
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inégalable

Nearest frequency peer: inégalable (-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 « Iphigénie »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Iphigénie » 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
Key facts for Iphigénie
PropertyValue
HeadwordIphigénie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.fi.ʒe.ni\
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,741
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Iphigénie »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Iphigéniese 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 « inégalable » (#49,740), « Issoire » (#49,742), « invariable » (#49,739). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Iphigénie » est au #49,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Iphigénie (IPA \i.fi.ʒe.ni\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,741 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Atride, fille d’Agamemnon et de Clytemnestre, sœur d’Oreste, d’Électre et de Chrysothémis.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Iphigénie, with forms such as "ihpigénie", "iphgiénie", and "iphhigénie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Iphigénie, spelled I-P-H-I-G-É-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atride, fille d’Agamemnon et de Clytemnestre, sœur d’Oreste, d’Électre et de Chrysothémis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Agamemnon a consenti au sacrifice d’Iphigénie, ordonné par un oracle. Achille , à qui elle a été promise pour épouse, vient lui demander s’il est vrai qu’il laisse sacrifier sa propre fille.
  2. Ni Isaac mené au sacrifice, ni Iphigénie tombant sur l’autel ne prouvent autre chose que la déraison humaine.

This word in other languages

Iphigenia(English)Ifigenia(Español)Iphigenie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ihpigénie
  • iphgiénie
  • iphhigénie
  • iphigenie
  • iphiggénie
  • iphignéie
  • iphigéine
  • iphigénei
  • iphigénnie
  • iphiégnie
  • ipihgénie
  • ipphigénie
  • pihigénie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Iphigénie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ihpigénie2iphgiénie2iphhigénie1iphigenie1iphiggénie1iphignéie2iphigéine2iphigénei2
Edit distance from "Iphigénie"

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 "Iphigénie"?
"Iphigénie" is spelled I-P-H-I-G-É-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.fi.ʒe.ni\.
What does "Iphigénie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Iphigénie" means: Atride, fille d’Agamemnon et de Clytemnestre, sœur d’Oreste, d’Électre et de Chrysothémis.
What are common misspellings of "Iphigénie"?
Common misspellings include "ihpigénie", "iphgiénie", "iphhigénie", "iphigenie", "iphiggénie". The correct spelling is "Iphigénie".
How do you pronounce "Iphigénie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Iphigénie" is \i.fi.ʒe.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Iphigénie" come from?
"Iphigénie" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

inlassable13 variantshorizonte13 variantsharcelait13 variantsgéorgienne13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list