iriser
\i.ʁi.ze\
The verdict
“iriser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner les couleurs de l’iris, produire l’irisation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-iriser · iriser · French
iriser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | iriser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \i.ʁi.ze\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « iriser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
iriser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \i.ʁi.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for iriser, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is iriser, spelled I-R-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Donner les couleurs de l’iris, produire l’irisation.
- 2Devenir irisé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how iriser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un vaste et tendre / Apaisement / Semble descendre / Du firmament / Que l'astre irise...
Quelques icebergs en ruine hérissaient sa surface solide, affectant des formes pittoresques du plus étrange effet, surtout quand la lumière, s’irisant à leurs arêtes, en variait les couleurs. On eût dit les morceaux d'un arc-en-ciel brisé par une main puissante, et qui s'entrecroisaient sur le sol.
Synonyms
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.