inclinations

\ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“inclinations” is uncommon French (frequency #83,041 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,041
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de inclination.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inclinations · inclinations · French

inclinations · rank #83,041 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,041
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH incise

Nearest frequency peer: incise (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « inclinations »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inclinations » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inclinations
PropertyValue
Headwordinclinations
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,041
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inclinations » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).inclinationstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « incise » (#83,040), « incomparablement » (#83,042), « inadéquats » (#83,039). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inclinations » est au #83,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inclinations is uncommon French at frequency #83,041 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de inclination.".

inclinations doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inclinations, spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de inclination.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Eh bien ! le génie fiscal de la féodalité, qui étudiait si profondément l’art de sangsurer de toutes les manières, la gent taillable et corvéable, avait su tirer parti de ces heureuses inclinations de paix, en décrétant qu’en cas de pacification, le seigneur féodal préleverait sur les gages du duel, que l’on séquestrait à l’avance, une part qui, le plus s…

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 "inclinations"?
"inclinations" is spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "inclinations" mean?
As a noun, "inclinations" means: Pluriel de inclination.
How do you pronounce "inclinations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inclinations" is \ɛ̃.kli.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inclinations", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list