ivrogne
\i.vʁɔɲ\
The verdict
“ivrogne” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #32,029 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #32,029
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui s'adonne à la consommation outrancière de boissons alcoolisées.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ivrogne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.vʁɔɲ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,029 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ivrogne” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ivrogne is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \i.vʁɔɲ\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,029 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui s'adonne à la consommation outrancière de boissons alcoolisées.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ivrogne, with forms such as "irvogne", "ivorgne", and "ivrgone". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ivrogne, spelled I-V-R-O-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Qui s'adonne à la consommation outrancière de boissons alcoolisées.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: irvogne,ivorgne,ivrgone,ivrogen,ivroggne,ivrognne,ivronge,ivrrogne,ivvrogne,virogne
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ivrogne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “ivrogne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-V-R-O-G-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.vʁɔɲ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.