inane
Spanish, adjective/iˈnane/
inane is spelled I-N-A-N-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish, the 150,504th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inane is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “inane; pointless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no desemboca en nada práctico; que no sirve para nada”.
What does inane mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineinane; pointless
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no desemboca en nada práctico; que no sirve para nada.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inane
- inanes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inane?
- /iˈnane/
- [iˈna.ne]
- [iˈnane]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inane
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inane in Spanish?
inane appears about once in every 17 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).