inextricable
\i.nɛk.stʁi.kabl\
The verdict
“inextricable” is uncommon French (frequency #54,649 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,649
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont on ne peut se tirer ; qui ne peut être démêlé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inextricable · inextricable · French
inextricable · rank #54,649 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,649
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH ineffable
Nearest frequency peer: ineffable (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « inextricable »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- inconstitut…
inconstitutionnelle
45,355 corpus weight
- ineffable
ineffable
45,353 corpus weight
- inextricable
inextricable
45,352 corpus weight
- influenza
influenza
45,351 corpus weight
- informative
informative
45,350 corpus weight
- inhumés
inhumés
45,349 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inextricable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inextricable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.nɛk.stʁi.kabl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #54,649 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inextricable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inextricable is uncommon French at frequency #54,649 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.nɛk.stʁi.kabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dont on ne peut se tirer ; qui ne peut être démêlé.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for inextricable, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inextricable, spelled I-N-E-X-T-R-I-C-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Dont on ne peut se tirer ; qui ne peut être démêlé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inextricable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On explique cela par la complexité du monde moderne et l'enchevêtrement inextricable des intérêts.
Les changements à répétition des règles débouchent sur des imbroglios administratifs et juridiques inextricables et l’illégalité ouvre la porte à tous les trafics, mafias et répressions policières.
This word in other languages
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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