incontournable

\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“incontournable” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,727. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,727
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l'on ne peut contourner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incontournable · incontournable · French

incontournable · rank #8,727 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,727
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inciter

Nearest frequency peer: inciter (-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 « incontournable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « incontournable » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incontournable vs incontournables
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for incontournable
PropertyValue
Headwordincontournable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl\
Letters14
Frequency rank#8,727
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incontournable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.incontournablese 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 « inciter » (#8,726), « indemnité » (#8,728), « incertitude » (#8,725). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incontournable » est au #8,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around incontournable (IPA \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,727 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for incontournable, with forms such as "icnontournable", "inccontournable", and "incnotournable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incontournables", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is incontournable, spelled I-N-C-O-N-T-O-U-R-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que l'on ne peut contourner.
  2. 2
    Qui est obligatoire, obligé ou inévitable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Existe-t-il un type de preuves incontournables qu’il suffirait d’évoquer pour persuader de la justesse de sa position ses opposants les plus tenaces ?
  2. Rendez-vous incontournable des amoureux de la pyrotechnie, de la musique et de la poésie, le spectacle pyromélodique de Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez a lieu chaque année le troisième vendredi de juillet.

This word in other languages

unavoidable(English)unumgänglich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnontournable
  • inccontournable
  • incnotournable
  • inconntournable
  • inconoturnable
  • incontorunable
  • incontounrable
  • incontouranble
  • incontournabble
  • incontournabel
  • incontournablle
  • incontournalbe
  • incontournbale
  • incontournnable
  • incontourrnable
  • inconttournable
  • incontuornable
  • incotnournable
  • inncontournable
  • inocntournable
  • nicontournable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incontournable - 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.

icnontournable2inccontournable1incnotournable2inconntournable1inconoturnable2incontorunable2incontounrable2incontouranble2
Edit distance from "incontournable"

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 "incontournable"?
"incontournable" is spelled I-N-C-O-N-T-O-U-R-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl\.
What does "incontournable" mean?
As an adjective, "incontournable" means: Que l'on ne peut contourner.
What words are commonly confused with "incontournable"?
"incontournable" is commonly confused with "incontournables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incontournable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incontournable" is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incontournable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

téléchargement#8,791qualifications#8,606indépendamment#8,866multiplication#8,584

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

rétablissement21 variantshistoriquement21 variantstemporairement21 variantsindépendantes21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list