iridescent
\i.ʁi.dɛ.sɑ̃\
The verdict
“iridescent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui présente les couleurs de l’arc-en-ciel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-iridescent · iridescent · French
iridescent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | iridescent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.ʁi.dɛ.sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
iridescent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.ʁi.dɛ.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
iridescent has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is iridescent, spelled I-R-I-D-E-S-C-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui présente les couleurs de l’arc-en-ciel.
- 2Qualifie un nuage irisé par réfraction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how iridescent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La généralité des Américains s’imaginaient la guerre d’après les campagnes limitées, avantageuses et pittoresques, qui avaient eu lieu autrefois. Ils la voyaient comme ils voyaient l’histoire, à travers une brume iridescente, désodorisée, parfumée même, qui en dissimulait discrètement les cruautés essentielles.
Bien qu’il sût d’expérience qu’un regard de plus ne ferait qu’exacerber son désir désespéré, il acheva son détour en pénétrant dans l’ombre iridescente, ses yeux cherchant furtivement la tache violette parmi les autres couleurs.
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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.