inconsistant
French, adjective/ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃/
inconsistant is spelled I-N-C-O-N-S-I-S-T-A-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written French, the 90,544th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inconsistant is a French adjective meaning “inconsistent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui manque de consistance ; dont la texture est malléable ou qui manque d’homogénéité”.
What does inconsistant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inconsistent
- 2
flimsy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui manque de consistance ; dont la texture est malléable ou qui manque d’homogénéité. 2. Qui manque de suite et d’ensemble dans sa conduite et dans ses discours.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inconsistant
- inconsistante feminine
- inconsistants masculine plural
- inconsistantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inconsistant?
- /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃/
- \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is inconsistant in French?
inconsistant appears about once in every 8 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).