incontinence

\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃s\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“incontinence” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,837
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Difficulté de se contenir, particulièrement dans l’ordre de la chasteté, de la continence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incontinence · incontinence · French

incontinence · rank #41,837 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,837
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH incompétente

Nearest frequency peer: incompétente (-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 « incontinence »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « incontinence » 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 incontinence
PropertyValue
Headwordincontinence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃s\
Letters12
Frequency rank#41,837
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incontinence »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « incompétente » (#41,836), « indicative » (#41,838), « incantation » (#41,835). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incontinence » est au #41,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around incontinence (IPA \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,837 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for incontinence, with forms such as "icnontinence", "inccontinence", and "incnotinence". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is incontinence, spelled I-N-C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Difficulté de se contenir, particulièrement dans l’ordre de la chasteté, de la continence.
  2. 2
    Manque de sobriété dans les paroles.
  3. 3
    Émission involontaire d’urine par la vessie ou de matières fécales par l’anus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cependant, lorsque je lui appris le fond de vos affaires, il a paru s'adoucir beaucoup, et riant un peu de l'incontinence de M. de G.. M..., il m'a dit qu'il fallait vous laisser ici six mois pour le satisfaire; ….
  2. Du reste, les fils de Chlother Iᵉʳ, à l’exception de Sighebert qui était le plus jeune, avaient tous à un très haut degré le vice de l’incontinence, ne se contentant presque jamais d’une seule femme, […].

This word in other languages

incontinent(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnontinence
  • inccontinence
  • incnotinence
  • inconitnence
  • inconntinence
  • incontiennce
  • incontinecne
  • incontinencce
  • incontinenec
  • incontinennce
  • incontinnece
  • incontinnence
  • incontnience
  • inconttinence
  • incotninence
  • inncontinence
  • inocntinence
  • nicontinence

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incontinence - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

icnontinence2inccontinence1incnotinence2inconitnence2inconntinence1incontiennce2incontinecne2incontinencce1
Edit distance from "incontinence"

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 "incontinence"?
"incontinence" is spelled I-N-C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃s\.
What does "incontinence" mean?
As a noun, "incontinence" means: Difficulté de se contenir, particulièrement dans l’ordre de la chasteté, de la continence.
What are common misspellings of "incontinence"?
Common misspellings include "icnontinence", "inccontinence", "incnotinence", "inconitnence", "inconntinence". The correct spelling is "incontinence".
How do you pronounce "incontinence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incontinence" is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃s\. 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 "incontinence", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

incompétente#41,836imperfection#41,832encaissement#41,767déconcertant#41,748

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

illustratrice18 variantsdiscontinuer18 variantsphotography18 variantstransparaît18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list