inattentif
\i.na.tɑ̃.tif\
The verdict
“inattentif” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’a pas d’attention.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inattentif · inattentif · French
inattentif · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | inattentif |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.na.tɑ̃.tif\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inattentif » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inattentif is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.na.tɑ̃.tif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui n’a pas d’attention.".
No misspelling variants are generated for inattentif in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is inattentif, spelled I-N-A-T-T-E-N-T-I-F.
Definition
- 1Qui n’a pas d’attention.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inattentif appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le poète, inattentif aux yeux effroyables de la vampire, se tenait donc inébranlablement assuré de posséder à vil prix un logis de prince.
Le secret intégralement connu aujourd'hui ne doit pas retentir en vain à nos oreilles inattentives, et mon but sera d'y chercher la date des épouvantables événements.
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.