accent inflexe

\ak.sɑ̃ ɛ̃.flɛks\

/\ak.sɑ̃ ɛ̃.flɛks\/ noun

The verdict

“accent inflexe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diacritique, ressemblant à un accent circonflexe retourné ou à la réunion d’un accent grave et d’un accent aigu, indiquant une variation dans la prononciation d’une voyelle, utilisé dans l’orthogra...

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Index FR-accent-inflexe · accent inflexe · French

accent inflexe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 accent inflexe
PropertyValue
Headwordaccent inflexe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ak.sɑ̃ ɛ̃.flɛks\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « accent inflexe » en français

accent inflexesiège 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

accent inflexe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ak.sɑ̃ ɛ̃.flɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diacritique, ressemblant à un accent circonflexe retourné ou à la réunion d’un accent grave et d’un accent aigu, indiquant une variation dans la prononciation d’une voyelle, utilisé dans l’orthogra...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for accent inflexe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is accent inflexe, spelled A-C-C-E-N-T- -I-N-F-L-E-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diacritique, ressemblant à un accent circonflexe retourné ou à la réunion d’un accent grave et d’un accent aigu, indiquant une variation dans la prononciation d’une voyelle, utilisé dans l’orthographe ou la transcription phonétique de certaines langues où les tons ou les longueurs de voyelles sont pertinentes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La modulation tonale se note conventionnellement par le diacritique de l’accent circonflexe (pour la modulation haut-bas) et par le diacritique de l’accent inflexe (pour la modulation bas-haut).

Synonyms

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 "accent inflexe"?
"accent inflexe" is spelled A-C-C-E-N-T- -I-N-F-L-E-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ak.sɑ̃ ɛ̃.flɛks\.
What does "accent inflexe" mean?
As a noun, "accent inflexe" means: Diacritique, ressemblant à un accent circonflexe retourné ou à la réunion d’un accent grave et d’un accent aigu, indiquant une variation dans la prononciation d’une voyelle, utilisé dans l’orthogra...
How do you pronounce "accent inflexe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accent inflexe" is \ak.sɑ̃ ɛ̃.flɛks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accent inflexe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list