-in
\ɛ̃\
The verdict
“-in” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a suffix - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suffixe nominal ou adjectival apportant une qualité péjorative, ou de diminutif.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -in |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | \ɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “-in” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for -in is 3 letters long, classified as a suffix, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for -in in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is -in, spelled --I-N.
Definition
- 1Suffixe nominal ou adjectival apportant une qualité péjorative, ou de diminutif.
- 2Suffixe nominal ou adjectival décrivant une appartenance, un rapport.
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.
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Using “-in”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is --I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.