irrévérencieux
\i.ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃.sjø\
The verdict
“irrévérencieux” is uncommon French (frequency #66,028 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,028
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui manque de révérence, de respect.
Corpus desk
Index FR-irreverencieux · irrévérencieux · French
irrévérencieux · rank #66,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,028
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH irremplaçables
Nearest frequency peer: irremplaçables (-2 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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « irrévérencieux »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- inventifs
inventifs
33,977 corpus weight
- iPads
iPads
33,976 corpus weight
- irremplaçab…
irremplaçables
33,975 corpus weight
- irrévérenci…
irrévérencieux
33,973 corpus weight
- ivar
ivar
33,971 corpus weight
- Jalil
Jalil
33,969 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « irrévérencieux » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irrévérencieux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃.sjø\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #66,028 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « irrévérencieux » en français
Rare enough to double-check
irrévérencieux is uncommon French at frequency #66,028 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.ʁe.ve.ʁɑ̃.sjø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui manque de révérence, de respect.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for irrévérencieux, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is irrévérencieux, spelled I-R-R-É-V-É-R-E-N-C-I-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui manque de révérence, de respect.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irrévérencieux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un propos irrévérencieux.
Je suis bien trop irrévérencieux pour me permettre une opinion sur des questions aussi graves.
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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.
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