inanition
\i.na.ni.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“inanition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Utilisé surtout dans mourir d’inanition, tomber d’inanition) État de faiblesse causé par le manque de nourriture.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inanition · inanition · French
inanition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inanition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.na.ni.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
inanition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.na.ni.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Utilisé surtout dans mourir d’inanition, tomber d’inanition) État de faiblesse causé par le manque de nourriture.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for inanition in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is inanition, spelled I-N-A-N-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1(Utilisé surtout dans mourir d’inanition, tomber d’inanition) État de faiblesse causé par le manque de nourriture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inanition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il ne mange pas, il mourra d’inanition.
Il tombe d’inanition.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.