inattendus

\i.na.tɑ̃.dy\

/\i.na.tɑ̃.dy\/ adj

The verdict

“inattendus” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,899. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,899
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de inattendu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inattendus · inattendus · French

inattendus · rank #23,899 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,899
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH impériales

Nearest frequency peer: impériales (-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 « inattendus »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inattendus » 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).

inattendus vs inattendu
90% similar
inattendus vs inattendue
90% similar
inattendus vs inattendues
91% similar

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

Key facts for inattendus
PropertyValue
Headwordinattendus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.na.tɑ̃.dy\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,899
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inattendus »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).inattendusse 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 « impériales » (#23,898), « inclinée » (#23,900), « imprévus » (#23,897). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inattendus » est au #23,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around inattendus (IPA \i.na.tɑ̃.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,899 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de inattendu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for inattendus, with forms such as "ianttendus", "inatendus", and "inatetndus". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "inattendu", "inattendue", "inattendues", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is inattendus, spelled I-N-A-T-T-E-N-D-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de inattendu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dimanche, à 16 heures, dans le cadre du festival Babel Mômes, les plus de 4 ans pourront prêter l’oreille au spectacle Une ouïe inouïe, composés des sons inattendus d’André Borbé, qui crée des petites chansons poétiques et humoristiques à l’aide de tablettes numériques.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ianttendus
  • inatendus
  • inatetndus
  • inattednus
  • inattenddus
  • inattendsu
  • inattenduss
  • inattenndus
  • inattenuds
  • inattnedus
  • innattendus
  • intatendus
  • niattendus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inattendus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ianttendus2inatendus1inatetndus2inattednus2inattenddus1inattendsu2inattenduss1inattenndus1
Edit distance from "inattendus"

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 "inattendus"?
"inattendus" is spelled I-N-A-T-T-E-N-D-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \i.na.tɑ̃.dy\.
What does "inattendus" mean?
As an adjective, "inattendus" means: Masculin pluriel de inattendu.
What words are commonly confused with "inattendus"?
"inattendus" is commonly confused with "inattendu", "inattendue", "inattendues". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inattendus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inattendus" 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 "inattendus" come from?
"inattendus" 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 "inattendus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list