inbon
\ɛ̃.bɔ̃\
The verdict
“inbon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvais.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inbon · inbon · French
inbon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | inbon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.bɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inbon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inbon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.bɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mauvais.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inbon, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is inbon, spelled I-N-B-O-N.
Definition
- 1Mauvais.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inbon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prenez « bon », par exemple. Si vous avez un mot comme « bon » quelle nécessité y a-t-il à avoir un mot comme « mauvais » ? « Inbon » fera tout aussi bien, mieux même, parce qu’il est l’opposé exact de bon, ce que n’est pas l’autre mot.
Bientôt la grande marche populaire contre les inbons et autres non-gentils.
Antonyms
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.