inattentive
/ˌɪn.əˈtɛn.tɪv/
"inattentive" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inattentive” is uncommon English (frequency #56,825 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,825
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inattentive · inattentive · English
inattentive · rank #56,825 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,825
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH indent
Nearest frequency peer: indent (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “inattentive”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- impeller
impeller
43,179 corpus weight
- implantable
implantable
43,178 corpus weight
- inattentive
inattentive
43,176 corpus weight
- indent
indent
43,175 corpus weight
- indiscreet
indiscreet
43,174 corpus weight
- indium
indium
43,173 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “inattentive” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inattentive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɪn.əˈtɛn.tɪv/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,825 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inattentive” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inattentive is uncommon English at frequency #56,825 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɪn.əˈtɛn.tɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inattentive, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + attentive. The correct English form is inattentive, spelled I-N-A-T-T-E-N-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inattentive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He was inattentive in class and did not do well in his exams.
Etymology
From in- + attentive.
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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