iridescence
\i.ʁi.de.sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“iridescence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Phénomène selon lequel une surface paraît de couleur différente selon l’angle sous lequel on la regarde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-iridescence · iridescence · French
iridescence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | iridescence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.ʁi.de.sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « iridescence » en français
Rare enough to double-check
iridescence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.ʁi.de.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Phénomène selon lequel une surface paraît de couleur différente selon l’angle sous lequel on la regarde.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for iridescence, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 iridescence, spelled I-R-I-D-E-S-C-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Phénomène selon lequel une surface paraît de couleur différente selon l’angle sous lequel on la regarde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how iridescence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enfin, le colibri d’Anna est doué d’un des plus magnifiques phénomènes que propose la nature : l’iridescence ou le changement de coloration selon l’angle d'observation.
Certaines couleurs, dont le blanc, le vert, le bleu, ainsi que l’iridescence, sont dues à la structure des plumes, plutôt qu’à des pigments […], et ne sont donc pas dépendantes d’un régime alimentaire particulier.
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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.