inconfort

\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“inconfort” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,652
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-inconfort · inconfort · French

inconfort · rank #30,652 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,652
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH incidences

Nearest frequency peer: incidences (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « inconfort »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « inconfort » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inconfort
PropertyValue
Headwordinconfort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,652
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inconfort »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.inconfortse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « incidences » (#30,651), « indifférente » (#30,653), « indulgent » (#30,654). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inconfort » est au #30,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around inconfort (IPA \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,652 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Absence de confort.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for inconfort, with forms such as "icnonfort", "incconfort", and "incnofort". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is inconfort, spelled I-N-C-O-N-F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Absence de confort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Contrairement à beaucoup d’érudits en chambre, notre confrère profitait de ses inspections communales pour mener ses enquêtes sociologiques ou folkloriques sur le terrain, souvent dans des conditions d’inconfort inimaginables.
  2. À l'instant, je me sens au milieu de nulle part. C'est une sensation de malaise indescriptible, un inconfort inqualifiable.

This word in other languages

discomfort(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnonfort
  • incconfort
  • incnofort
  • incofnort
  • inconffort
  • inconforrt
  • inconfortt
  • inconfotr
  • inconfrot
  • inconnfort
  • inconofrt
  • innconfort
  • inocnfort
  • niconfort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inconfort - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

icnonfort2incconfort1incnofort2incofnort2inconffort1inconforrt1inconfortt1inconfotr2
Edit distance from "inconfort"

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 "inconfort"?
"inconfort" is spelled I-N-C-O-N-F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\.
What does "inconfort" mean?
As a noun, "inconfort" means: Absence de confort.
What are common misspellings of "inconfort"?
Common misspellings include "icnonfort", "incconfort", "incnofort", "incofnort", "inconffort". The correct spelling is "inconfort".
How do you pronounce "inconfort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inconfort" is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inconfort" come from?
"inconfort" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indulgent#30,654infiltrés#30,657illuminer#30,646infligées#30,658

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list