inaltérable

\i.nal.te.ʁabl\

/\i.nal.te.ʁabl\/ adj

The verdict

“inaltérable” is uncommon French (frequency #57,328 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,328
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut être altéré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inalterable · inaltérable · French

inaltérable · rank #57,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,328
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inachevés

Nearest frequency peer: inachevés (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « inaltérable »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inaltérable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inaltérable
PropertyValue
Headwordinaltérable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.nal.te.ʁabl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inaltérable » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).inaltérabletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « inachevés » (#57,327), « inchangées » (#57,329), « improprement » (#57,326). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inaltérable » est au #57,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inaltérable is uncommon French at frequency #57,328 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.nal.te.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne peut être altéré.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inaltérable, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is inaltérable, spelled I-N-A-L-T-É-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut être altéré.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Parfois, quand tous ces grotesques tapaient à bras raccourcis sur la République, on voyait ses yeux rire sans que ses lèvres perdissent leur moue d’homme grave. Sa façon recueillie d’écouter, sa complaisance inaltérable lui avaient concilié toutes les sympathies. On le jugeait nul, mais bon enfant.
  2. La nouveauté de sa situation expliquait donc son inaltérable patience que le bushman ne pouvait partager.

This word in other languages

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 "inaltérable"?
"inaltérable" is spelled I-N-A-L-T-É-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nal.te.ʁabl\.
What does "inaltérable" mean?
As an adjective, "inaltérable" means: Qui ne peut être altéré.
How do you pronounce "inaltérable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inaltérable" is \i.nal.te.ʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inaltérable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list