irriguer

\i.ʁi.ɡe\

/\i.ʁi.ɡe\/ verb

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The verdict

“irriguer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,243. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,243
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arroser par des irrigations.

Corpus desk

Index FR-irriguer · irriguer · French

irriguer · rank #46,243 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,243
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intercontinen…

Nearest frequency peer: intercontinental (-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 « irriguer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « irriguer » 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).

irriguer vs irriter
75% similar

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

Key facts for irriguer
PropertyValue
Headwordirriguer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\i.ʁi.ɡe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,243
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « irriguer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.irriguerse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intercontinental » (#46,242), « Ismail » (#46,244), « intentionnés » (#46,241). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « irriguer » est au #46,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around irriguer (IPA \i.ʁi.ɡe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #46,243 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Arroser par des irrigations.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for irriguer, with forms such as "iriguer", "irirguer", and "irrgiuer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "irriter", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is irriguer, spelled I-R-R-I-G-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arroser par des irrigations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ces plantations sont irriguées au moyen de canaux dérivés des sources ou des cours d'eau, ou de norias, de machines mises en mouvement par un chameau ou une mule et servant à élever les eaux de la nappe souterraine.
  2. Dans la seconde moitié du XXᵉ siècle, les Américains avaient détourné le cours du fleuve Colorado ; ce dernier ne se déversait plus dans la mer de Cortez, mais servait à irriguer les États du Nouveau-Mexique et du Texas. Côté États-Unis, on voyait des champs verdoyants ; côté Mexique, tout était aride.

Synonyms

arroser

This word in other languages

water(English)regar(Español)bewässern(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iriguer
  • irirguer
  • irrgiuer
  • irrigeur
  • irrigguer
  • irriguerr
  • irrigure
  • irriuger
  • ririguer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irriguer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iriguer1irirguer2irrgiuer2irrigeur2irrigguer1irriguerr1irrigure2irriuger2
Edit distance from "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 "irriguer"?
"irriguer" is spelled I-R-R-I-G-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁi.ɡe\.
What does "irriguer" mean?
As a verb, "irriguer" means: Arroser par des irrigations.
What words are commonly confused with "irriguer"?
"irriguer" is commonly confused with "irriter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "irriguer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irriguer" is \i.ʁi.ɡe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irriguer" come from?
"irriguer" 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 "irriguer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

italiano#46,245insultez#46,240Jeannine#46,249justices#46,253

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Husserl9 variantshoumous9 variantsHaynes9 variantsgroupie9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list