inférence
\ɛ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s\
The verdict
“inférence” is uncommon French (frequency #57,336 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,336
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’inférer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inference · inférence · French
inférence · rank #57,336 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,336
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH inferno
Nearest frequency peer: inferno (-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 « inférence »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- incrustés
incrustés
42,668 corpus weight
- indiscutabl…
indiscutables
42,667 corpus weight
- inferno
inferno
42,666 corpus weight
- inférence
inférence
42,665 corpus weight
- ingurgiter
ingurgiter
42,663 corpus weight
- institution…
institutionnalisé
42,662 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inférence » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inférence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #57,336 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inférence » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inférence is uncommon French at frequency #57,336 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for inférence in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is inférence, spelled I-N-F-É-R-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Action d’inférer.
- 2Résultat de l’action d’inférer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inférence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« L’analyse du témoignage du plaignant … permet de tirer l’inférence qu’il se donne comme mission de convaincre le tribunal, ce qui n’est pas un problème en soi, a expliqué le juge. Cependant, il le fait parfois au détriment de la vérité. »
En ouvrant la possibilité d’une ethno-métaphysique, Hallowell pose simultanément la question des preuves. Pénétrer ces autres cultures demande-t-il d’en passer par une étude des formes du discours ? Par le contenu des mythes ? Par l’observation attentive des coutumes et habitudes ? Et encore, quelle confiance pourra-t-on faire aux inférences que nous prop…
Synonyms
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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