ventripotent

\vɑ̃.tʁi.pɔ.tɑ̃\

/\vɑ̃.tʁi.pɔ.tɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“ventripotent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a un gros ventre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ventripotent · ventripotent · French

ventripotent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for ventripotent
PropertyValue
Headwordventripotent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\vɑ̃.tʁi.pɔ.tɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ventripotent » en français

ventripotentsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ventripotent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vɑ̃.tʁi.pɔ.tɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a un gros ventre.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ventripotent in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ventripotent, spelled V-E-N-T-R-I-P-O-T-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a un gros ventre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les femmes ne croient qu’aux passions maigres ; les ventripotents ne les persuadent point, eussent-ils en la bouche les chaînes dorées, symboles d’éloquence, qui suspendaient nobles, bourgeois, manants, aux lèvres d’Ogmios, l’Hercule gaulois.
  2. Ventripotent et poussif, il avait des favoris en nageoires, et sa figure offrait cette particularité étonnante, que le nez était couleur d’aubergine.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ventripotent"?
"ventripotent" is spelled V-E-N-T-R-I-P-O-T-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \vɑ̃.tʁi.pɔ.tɑ̃\.
What does "ventripotent" mean?
As an adjective, "ventripotent" means: Qui a un gros ventre.
How do you pronounce "ventripotent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ventripotent" is \vɑ̃.tʁi.pɔ.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ventripotent" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list