inattendu

\i.na.tɑ̃.dy\

/\i.na.tɑ̃.dy\/ adj

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The verdict

“inattendu” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,519
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Auquel on ne s’attendait pas.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inattendu · inattendu · French

inattendu · rank #10,519 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,519
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH ice

Nearest frequency peer: ice (-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 « inattendu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inattendu » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inattendu vs inattendue
90% similar
inattendu vs inattendus
90% similar
inattendu vs inattendues
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inattendu
PropertyValue
Headwordinattendu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.na.tɑ̃.dy\
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,519
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inattendu »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.inattenduse 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 « ice » (#10,518), « intégrés » (#10,520), « humoriste » (#10,517). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inattendu » est au #10,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around inattendu (IPA \i.na.tɑ̃.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,519 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Auquel on ne s’attendait pas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for inattendu, with forms such as "ianttendu", "inatendu", and "inatetndu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "inattendue", "inattendus", "inattendues", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inattendu, spelled I-N-A-T-T-E-N-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Auquel on ne s’attendait pas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’invention des bateaux à vapeur parut si neuve, si inattendue, si importante, qu’on se refusa à y croire, même sur le témoignage des académiciens de Lyon.
  2. La créativité ? De l’efficacité inattendue. Edward de Bono

Synonyms

originalimprévuinopinéfortuit

Antonyms

attendubanalprévu

This word in other languages

unexpected(English)unerwartet(Deutsch)inesperado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ianttendu
  • inatendu
  • inatetndu
  • inattednu
  • inattenddu
  • inattenndu
  • inattenud
  • inattnedu
  • innattendu
  • intatendu
  • niattendu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inattendu - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ianttendu2inatendu1inatetndu2inattednu2inattenddu1inattenndu1inattenud2inattnedu2
Edit distance from "inattendu"

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 "inattendu"?
"inattendu" is spelled I-N-A-T-T-E-N-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is \i.na.tɑ̃.dy\.
What does "inattendu" mean?
As an adjective, "inattendu" means: Auquel on ne s’attendait pas.
What words are commonly confused with "inattendu"?
"inattendu" is commonly confused with "inattendue", "inattendus", "inattendues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inattendu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inattendu" is \i.na.tɑ̃.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inattendu" come from?
"inattendu" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

humoriste#10,517disciples#10,487pensaient#10,551cylindres#10,481

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

parution11 variantscracher11 variantscomptez11 variantsrevenait11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list