incivil
\ɛ̃.si.vil\
The verdict
“incivil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui manque de civilité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-incivil · incivil · French
incivil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | incivil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.si.vil\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
incivil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.si.vil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui manque de civilité.".
Zero misspellings are on record for incivil in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is incivil, spelled I-N-C-I-V-I-L.
Definition
- 1Qui manque de civilité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incivil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Toute la famille d’Anonyme était invitée à dîner chez M. Philostrate, et je crus incivil de bouder la compagnie.
Une personne incivile.
Synonyms
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.