inentretenable

\i.nɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nabl\

/\i.nɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nabl\/ adj

The verdict

“inentretenable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qu’on ne peut pas entretenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inentretenable · inentretenable · French

inentretenable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for inentretenable
PropertyValue
Headwordinentretenable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.nɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nabl\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “inentretenable” se place dans la fréquence du français

inentretenablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inentretenable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.nɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qu’on ne peut pas entretenir.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for inentretenable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inentretenable, spelled I-N-E-N-T-R-E-T-E-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qu’on ne peut pas entretenir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chargé d’une des routes les plus mauvaises de France, regardée comme inentretenable, il avait une belle occasion d’étudier les diverses méthodes connues de construire des routes.
  2. Les UV (rayons Ultra-Violets) de la lumière peuvent avoir agressé les fibres dans le temps et rendre l’article si fragile qu’il en devient inentretenable.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inentretenable"?
"inentretenable" is spelled I-N-E-N-T-R-E-T-E-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nabl\.
What does "inentretenable" mean?
As an adjective, "inentretenable" means: Qu’on ne peut pas entretenir.
How do you pronounce "inentretenable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inentretenable" is \i.nɑ̃.tʁə.tə.nabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inentretenable" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list