inferno
\in.ˈfɛr.nɔ\
The verdict
“inferno” is uncommon French (frequency #57,335 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,335
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfer, géhenne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inferno · inferno · French
inferno · rank #57,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,335
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH indiscutables
Nearest frequency peer: indiscutables (-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 « inferno »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- incomprise
incomprise
42,669 corpus weight
- 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
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inferno » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inferno |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \in.ˈfɛr.nɔ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inferno » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inferno is uncommon French at frequency #57,335 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \in.ˈfɛr.nɔ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enfer, géhenne.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for inferno, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is inferno, spelled I-N-F-E-R-N-O.
Definition
- 1Enfer, géhenne.
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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