irrigue

\i.ʁiɡ\

/\i.ʁiɡ\/ verb

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The verdict

“irrigue” is uncommon French (frequency #64,543 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,543
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irriguer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irrigue · irrigue · French

irrigue · rank #64,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,543
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH irrespectueuse

Nearest frequency peer: irrespectueuse (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « irrigue »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « irrigue » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for irrigue
PropertyValue
Headwordirrigue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\i.ʁiɡ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « irrigue » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.irriguetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « irrespectueuse » (#64,542), « Iroise » (#64,541), « Ithaca » (#64,545). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « irrigue » est au #64,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

irrigue is uncommon French at frequency #64,543 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \i.ʁiɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

irrigue doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is irrigue, spelled I-R-R-I-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irriguer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irriguer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe irriguer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe irriguer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif du verbe irriguer.

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 "irrigue"?
"irrigue" is spelled I-R-R-I-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁiɡ\.
What does "irrigue" mean?
As a verb, "irrigue" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe irriguer.
How do you pronounce "irrigue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irrigue" is \i.ʁiɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irrigue" come from?
"irrigue" 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 "irrigue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list