inéluctable
\i.ne.lyk.tabl\
The verdict
“inéluctable” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,175
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie quelque chose qui est inévitable, fatal et qu’aucune force ne saurait détourner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ineluctable · inéluctable · French
inéluctable · rank #20,175 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,175
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH intrinsèque
Nearest frequency peer: intrinsèque (-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 « inéluctable »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- insuffisant…
insuffisantes
79,829 corpus weight
- interpeller
interpeller
79,828 corpus weight
- intrinsèque
intrinsèque
79,827 corpus weight
- inéluctable
inéluctable
79,826 corpus weight
- ISBN
ISBN
79,825 corpus weight
- islamo
islamo
79,824 corpus weight
What this shows « inéluctable » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inéluctable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.ne.lyk.tabl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #20,175 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inéluctable »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around inéluctable (IPA \i.ne.lyk.tabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,175 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qualifie quelque chose qui est inévitable, fatal et qu’aucune force ne saurait détourner.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for inéluctable, with forms such as "ineluctable", "inléuctable", and "innéluctable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is inéluctable, spelled I-N-É-L-U-C-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qualifie quelque chose qui est inévitable, fatal et qu’aucune force ne saurait détourner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inéluctable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et puis, si aucun cataclysme soudain n'a décisivement transformé l'aspect naturel des choses, d'un seul coup, depuis un siècle, il est cependant vrai qu'au ralenti une catastrophe inéluctable impose à cette partie de la France, cette fatale loi d’impermanence.
D'une part, on est volontiers amené à restreindre les cas jugés inopérables puisque l’inopérabilité sous-entend une mort prochaine quasi inéluctable.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ineluctable
- inléuctable
- innéluctable
- inélcutable
- inélluctable
- inélucatble
- inélucctable
- inéluctabble
- inéluctabel
- inéluctablle
- inéluctalbe
- inéluctbale
- inélucttable
- inélutcable
- inéulctable
- iénluctable
- niéluctable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inéluctable - 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.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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