inflammable

\ɛ̃.fla.mabl\

/\ɛ̃.fla.mabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“inflammable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,857
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui s’enflamme facilement, qui prend rapidement feu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inflammable · inflammable · French

inflammable · rank #32,857 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,857
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH infinitif

Nearest frequency peer: infinitif (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « inflammable »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « inflammable » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inflammable vs inflammables
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inflammable
PropertyValue
Headwordinflammable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.fla.mabl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#32,857
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inflammable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.inflammablese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « infinitif » (#32,856), « injustifiée » (#32,858), « infiltrations » (#32,855). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inflammable » est au #32,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around inflammable (IPA \ɛ̃.fla.mabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,857 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for inflammable, with forms such as "ifnlammable", "infalmmable", and "infflammable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "inflammables", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is inflammable, spelled I-N-F-L-A-M-M-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui s’enflamme facilement, qui prend rapidement feu.
  2. 2
    Qui est sujet à se prendre de passion, ou qui s’irrite facilement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inflammable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les pinèdes, ainsi que les massifs de bruyères et de chênes kermès deviennent particulièrement inflammables.
  2. Ce qui se passe actuellement est emblématique : le massif landais est essentiellement composé de pins maritimes plantés par les humains, qui sont des arbres résineux extrêmement inflammables.

Synonyms

enflammablebrûlablebrulablecombustibleincendiaire

Antonyms

ininflammableinenflammableimbrûlableimbrulableincombustibleignifuge

This word in other languages

flammable(English)inflamable(Español)brennbar(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnlammable
  • infalmmable
  • infflammable
  • inflamable
  • inflamamble
  • inflammabble
  • inflammabel
  • inflammablle
  • inflammalbe
  • inflammbale
  • infllammable
  • inflmamable
  • inlfammable
  • innflammable
  • niflammable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inflammable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ifnlammable2infalmmable2infflammable1inflamable1inflamamble2inflammabble1inflammabel2inflammablle1
Edit distance from "inflammable"

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 "inflammable"?
"inflammable" is spelled I-N-F-L-A-M-M-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.fla.mabl\.
What does "inflammable" mean?
As an adjective, "inflammable" means: Qui s’enflamme facilement, qui prend rapidement feu.
What words are commonly confused with "inflammable"?
"inflammable" is commonly confused with "inflammables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inflammable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inflammable" is \ɛ̃.fla.mabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inflammable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inflammable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

injustifiée#32,858inquiétants#32,861irradiation#32,866hibernation#32,846

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

incertains15 variantsHeidelberg15 variantsGrenoblois15 variantsmaléfiques15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list