ironique

\i.ʁɔ.nik\

/\i.ʁɔ.nik\/ adj

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The verdict

“ironique” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,728. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,728
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Où il y a de l’ironie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ironique · ironique · French

ironique · rank #10,728 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,728
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH investit

Nearest frequency peer: investit (-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 « ironique »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ironique » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ironique vs ironise
75% similar
ironique vs ironiques
89% similar
ironique vs Ironie
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ironique
PropertyValue
Headwordironique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ʁɔ.nik\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,728
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ironique »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ironiquese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « investit » (#10,727), « italiennes » (#10,729), « interprétations » (#10,726). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ironique » est au #10,728. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ironique (IPA \i.ʁɔ.nik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,728 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ironique, with forms such as "iornique", "irnoique", and "iroinque". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ironise", "ironiques", "Ironie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ironique, spelled I-R-O-N-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Où il y a de l’ironie.
  2. 2
    Contraire, opposé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il remarqua l'étonnement ironique du caporal... Le tirailleur était impassible.
  2. […] dans un discours du 11 mai 1907, à la Chambre des députés, Jaurès m’a appelé le « métaphysicien du syndicalisme », sans aucun doute avec une intention ironique.

This word in other languages

ironic(English)irónico(Español)ironisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iornique
  • irnoique
  • iroinque
  • ironiqeu
  • ironiqque
  • ironiuqe
  • ironnique
  • ironqiue
  • irronique
  • rionique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ironique - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iornique2irnoique2iroinque2ironiqeu2ironiqque1ironiuqe2ironnique1ironqiue2
Edit distance from "ironique"

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 "ironique"?
"ironique" is spelled I-R-O-N-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁɔ.nik\.
What does "ironique" mean?
As an adjective, "ironique" means: Où il y a de l’ironie.
What words are commonly confused with "ironique"?
"ironique" is commonly confused with "ironise", "ironiques", "Ironie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ironique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ironique" is \i.ʁɔ.nik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ironique" come from?
"ironique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

investit#10,727insister#10,725informés#10,722imagines#10,720

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

libérée10 variantsmartial10 variantsgâcher10 variantsmotiver10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list