infertile

\ɛ̃.fɛʁ.til\

/\ɛ̃.fɛʁ.til\/ adj

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The verdict

“infertile” is an uncommon French word, ranked #84,898 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#84,898
frequency rank, French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui n’est pas fertile.

Key facts for infertile
PropertyValue
Headwordinfertile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.fɛʁ.til\
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “infertile” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). infertile lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for infertile is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.fɛʁ.til\. Corpus data places it at rank #84,898 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

infertile has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is infertile, spelled I-N-F-E-R-T-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas fertile.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un sujet, une matière qui fournit peu de choses à dire.

Synonyms

stérile

This word in other languages

infértil(Español)unfruchtbar(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infertile"?
"infertile" is spelled I-N-F-E-R-T-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.fɛʁ.til\.
What does "infertile" mean?
As an adjective, "infertile" means: Qui n’est pas fertile.
How do you pronounce "infertile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infertile" is \ɛ̃.fɛʁ.til\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infertile" come from?
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Using “infertile”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is I-N-F-E-R-T-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛ̃.fɛʁ.til\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list