inbox
\ɪn.bɒks\
The verdict
“inbox” is uncommon French (frequency #63,835 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,835
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Boîte de réception.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inbox |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɪn.bɒks\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #63,835 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inbox” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
inbox is uncommon French at frequency #63,835 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɪn.bɒks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Boîte de réception.".
inbox has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inbox, spelled I-N-B-O-X.
Definition
- 1Boîte de réception.
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.
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Using “inbox”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-B-O-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɪn.bɒks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.