inférer
\ɛ̃.fe.ʁe\
The verdict
“inférer” is uncommon French (frequency #81,258 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,258
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tirer une conclusion d’une proposition ou d’un fait, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inferer · inférer · French
inférer · rank #81,258 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,258
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH injectables
Nearest frequency peer: injectables (+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 « inférer »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- inexplorée
inexplorée
18,746 corpus weight
- infatigables
infatigables
18,745 corpus weight
- inférer
inférer
18,743 corpus weight
- injectables
injectables
18,742 corpus weight
- innervation
innervation
18,741 corpus weight
- innés
innés
18,740 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inférer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inférer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.fe.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,258 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inférer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inférer is uncommon French at frequency #81,258 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.fe.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tirer une conclusion d’une proposition ou d’un fait, etc.".
No misspelling variants are generated for inférer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 inférer, spelled I-N-F-É-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tirer une conclusion d’une proposition ou d’un fait, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inférer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et de cette démonstration affectueuse, le gars aux biques inféra que M. de Scaër, qui devait s'y connaitre, voyait que Zina était d'une race supérieure à sa condition présente.
Que pouvais-je inférer de sa disparition ? J’eus le pressentiment qu’elle était de mauvais augure, mais ne voulus point accroître les craintes de Lady Diana.
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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