inapte

/\i.napt\/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,443

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

inapte is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui n’est pas apte. Pronounced \i.napt\. Often confused with invite and incite.

Key facts for inapte
PropertyValue
Headwordinapte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\i.napt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,443
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inapte in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for inapte is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \i.napt\. Corpus data places it at rank #32,443 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for inapte, with forms such as "ianpte", "inapet", and "inappte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "invite", "incite", "inerte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is inapte, spelled I-N-A-P-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas apte.
  2. 2
    Inapte au service militaire.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ianpte,inapet,inappte,inaptte,inatpe,innapte,inpate,niapte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inapte

Misspelling Variants of "inapte"

ianpte6inapet6inappte7inaptte7inatpe6innapte7inpate6niapte6
Misspelling Variants of "inapte"

Frequency rank: #32,443 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inapte"?
"inapte" is spelled I-N-A-P-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.napt\.
What does "inapte" mean?
As an adj, "inapte" means: Qui n’est pas apte.
What words are commonly confused with "inapte"?
"inapte" is commonly confused with "invite", "incite", "inerte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inapte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inapte" is \i.napt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inapte" come from?
"inapte" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.