inconvenance
\ɛ̃.kɔ̃v.nɑ̃s\
The verdict
“inconvenance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action qui blesse les convenances ou les usages du monde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inconvenance · inconvenance · French
inconvenance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inconvenance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.kɔ̃v.nɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inconvenance » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inconvenance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.kɔ̃v.nɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action qui blesse les convenances ou les usages du monde.".
Zero misspellings are on record for inconvenance in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is inconvenance, spelled I-N-C-O-N-V-E-N-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Action qui blesse les convenances ou les usages du monde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inconvenance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet Allemand nouvellement présenté ne se mit-il pas à attaquer la messe, en parlant à une bourgeoise de la cour de Louis-Philippe ? (Ces Allemands sont les rois de l’inconvenance.)
De Guiche espérait que le duc de Buckingham retournerait avec l’amiral en Angleterre ; mais Buckingham parvint à prouver à la reine que ce serait une inconvenance de laisser arriver Madame presque abandonnée à Paris.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.