inadéquate

\i.na.de.kwat\

/\i.na.de.kwat\/ adj

The verdict

“inadéquate” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,956. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,956
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de inadéquat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inadequate · inadéquate · French

inadéquate · rank #47,956 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,956
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inadmissibles

Nearest frequency peer: inadmissibles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « inadéquate »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « inadéquate » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inadéquate
PropertyValue
Headwordinadéquate
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.na.de.kwat\
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,956
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inadéquate »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).inadéquatese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « inadmissibles » (#47,955), « income » (#47,957), « impulse » (#47,954). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inadéquate » est au #47,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around inadéquate (IPA \i.na.de.kwat\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,956 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de inadéquat.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for inadéquate, with forms such as "iandéquate", "inaddéquate", and "inadequate". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is inadéquate, spelled I-N-A-D-É-Q-U-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de inadéquat.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iandéquate
  • inaddéquate
  • inadequate
  • inadqéuate
  • inadéqaute
  • inadéqquate
  • inadéquaet
  • inadéquatte
  • inadéqutae
  • inadéuqate
  • inaédquate
  • indaéquate
  • innadéquate
  • niadéquate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inadéquate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iandéquate2inaddéquate1inadequate1inadqéuate2inadéqaute2inadéqquate1inadéquaet2inadéquatte1
Edit distance from "inadéquate"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inadéquate"?
"inadéquate" is spelled I-N-A-D-É-Q-U-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.na.de.kwat\.
What does "inadéquate" mean?
As an adjective, "inadéquate" means: Féminin singulier de inadéquat.
What are common misspellings of "inadéquate"?
Common misspellings include "iandéquate", "inaddéquate", "inadequate", "inadqéuate", "inadéqaute". The correct spelling is "inadéquate".
How do you pronounce "inadéquate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inadéquate" is \i.na.de.kwat\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inadéquate" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inadéquate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list