inadéquation

\i.na.de.kwa.sjɔ̃\

/\i.na.de.kwa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“inadéquation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,595
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce qui n’est pas adéquat, pas adapté au but.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inadequation · inadéquation · French

inadéquation · rank #48,595 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,595
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH imputation

Nearest frequency peer: imputation (-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 « inadéquation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inadéquation » 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 inadéquation
PropertyValue
Headwordinadéquation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.na.de.kwa.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,595
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inadéquation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).inadéquationse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « imputation » (#48,594), « inaptes » (#48,596), « impunis » (#48,593). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inadéquation » est au #48,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around inadéquation (IPA \i.na.de.kwa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,595 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ce qui n’est pas adéquat, pas adapté au but.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for inadéquation, with forms such as "iandéquation", "inaddéquation", and "inadequation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is inadéquation, spelled I-N-A-D-É-Q-U-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui n’est pas adéquat, pas adapté au but.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le comportement de Jean-François est en inadéquation avec sa fonction.
  2. «Il y a inadéquation entre le Bloc et ses électeurs. Le parti est beaucoup plus à gauche, alors que ses électeurs sont plus à droite, plus âgés, plus en région.

This word in other languages

inadequacy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iandéquation
  • inaddéquation
  • inadequation
  • inadqéuation
  • inadéqaution
  • inadéqquation
  • inadéquaiton
  • inadéquatino
  • inadéquationn
  • inadéquatoin
  • inadéquattion
  • inadéqutaion
  • inadéuqation
  • inaédquation
  • indaéquation
  • innadéquation
  • niadéquation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inadéquation - 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.

iandéquation2inaddéquation1inadequation1inadqéuation2inadéqaution2inadéqquation1inadéquaiton2inadéquatino2
Edit distance from "inadéquation"

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 "inadéquation"?
"inadéquation" is spelled I-N-A-D-É-Q-U-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \i.na.de.kwa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "inadéquation" mean?
As a noun, "inadéquation" means: Ce qui n’est pas adéquat, pas adapté au but.
What are common misspellings of "inadéquation"?
Common misspellings include "iandéquation", "inaddéquation", "inadequation", "inadqéuation", "inadéqaution". The correct spelling is "inadéquation".
How do you pronounce "inadéquation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inadéquation" is \i.na.de.kwa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list