inespoir

\i.nɛs.pwaʁ\

/\i.nɛs.pwaʁ\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absence totale d’espoir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inespoir · inespoir · French

inespoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 inespoir
PropertyValue
Headwordinespoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.nɛs.pwaʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inespoir » en français

inespoirsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

inespoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.nɛs.pwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absence totale d’espoir.".

No misspelling variants are generated for inespoir in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 inespoir, spelled I-N-E-S-P-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Absence totale d’espoir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […]; il rappella les lettres de Salaberry, en disant, qu’il n'y avoit pas assez ajouté de foi pour les leur communiquer, mais que celle de M. de Festetitz ne lui permettant plus de douter de la retraite de nos Troupes, & de l’inespoir de secours, il les avoit rassemblés, sous le secret , pour convenir de ce qu’il y auroit à faire; […].
  2. C’est, d’une part, grâce à de provisoires ressources inespérées (ô ces ressources, ô cet inespoir, ô ce provisoire !), un voyage à une illustre station balnéaire est réalisé.

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 "inespoir"?
"inespoir" is spelled I-N-E-S-P-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nɛs.pwaʁ\.
What does "inespoir" mean?
As a noun, "inespoir" means: Absence totale d’espoir.
How do you pronounce "inespoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inespoir" is \i.nɛs.pwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inespoir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list