inadéquat
French, adjective/i.na.de.kwa/
inadéquat is spelled I-N-A-D-É-Q-U-A-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 51,956th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inadéquat is a French adjective meaning “inadequate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne convient pas, qui n'est pas approprié”.
What does inadéquat mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inadequate
- 2
inappropriate, unsuitable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne convient pas, qui n'est pas approprié.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inadéquat
- inadéquate feminine
- inadéquats masculine plural
- inadéquates feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inadéquat?
- /i.na.de.kwa/
- \i.na.de.kwa\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inadéquat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inadéquat in French?
inadéquat appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).