inadvertance

\i.nad.vɛʁ.tɑ̃s\

/\i.nad.vɛʁ.tɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“inadvertance” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,094
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défaut d’attention.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inadvertance · inadvertance · French

inadvertance · rank #35,094 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,094
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inadapté

Nearest frequency peer: inadapté (-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 « inadvertance »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inadvertance » 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 inadvertance
PropertyValue
Headwordinadvertance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.nad.vɛʁ.tɑ̃s\
Letters12
Frequency rank#35,094
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inadvertance »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « inadapté » (#35,093), « inaudible » (#35,095), « imprègne » (#35,092). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inadvertance » est au #35,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around inadvertance (IPA \i.nad.vɛʁ.tɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,094 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for inadvertance, with forms such as "iandvertance", "inaddvertance", and "inadevrtance". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inadvertance, spelled I-N-A-D-V-E-R-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Défaut d’attention.
  2. 2
    Faute, méprise commise par inadvertance (sens 1).
  3. 3
    Négligence dans le style.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faire une chose par inadvertance.
  2. Elle avait ce visage fermé, ce regard plein d’une pensée qu’elle gardait secrète, et si parfois elle s’échappait à me dire quelque chose qui me permît de deviner ce qui se passait dans son esprit, cela ressemblait à une inadvertance et je sentais qu’elle m’en voulait comme d’une trahison.

Synonyms

inattentionmégarde

This word in other languages

inadvertence(English)descuido(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iandvertance
  • inaddvertance
  • inadevrtance
  • inadveratnce
  • inadverrtance
  • inadvertacne
  • inadvertancce
  • inadvertanec
  • inadvertannce
  • inadvertnace
  • inadverttance
  • inadvetrance
  • inadvretance
  • inadvvertance
  • inavdertance
  • indavertance
  • innadvertance
  • niadvertance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iandvertance2inaddvertance1inadevrtance2inadveratnce2inadverrtance1inadvertacne2inadvertancce1inadvertanec2
Edit distance from "inadvertance"

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 "inadvertance"?
"inadvertance" is spelled I-N-A-D-V-E-R-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nad.vɛʁ.tɑ̃s\.
What does "inadvertance" mean?
As a noun, "inadvertance" means: Défaut d’attention.
What are common misspellings of "inadvertance"?
Common misspellings include "iandvertance", "inaddvertance", "inadevrtance", "inadveratnce", "inadverrtance". The correct spelling is "inadvertance".
How do you pronounce "inadvertance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inadvertance" is \i.nad.vɛʁ.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inadvertance" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inadvertance", 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 (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list