inattention
"inattention" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inattention” is an uncommon English word, ranked #58,103 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #58,103
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inattention |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #58,103 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inattention” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for inattention is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #58,103 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
inattention doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French inattention. The correct English form is inattention, spelled I-N-A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention
- 2An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.
Etymology
From French inattention.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “inattention”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.