inflexible

\ɛ̃.flɛk.sibl\

/\ɛ̃.flɛk.sibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“inflexible” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,551
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qu’on ne peut fléchir, plier, courber.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inflexible · inflexible · French

inflexible · rank #31,551 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,551
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH indivisible

Nearest frequency peer: indivisible (-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 « inflexible »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inflexible » 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
Key facts for inflexible
PropertyValue
Headwordinflexible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.flɛk.sibl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,551
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inflexible »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).inflexiblese 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 « indivisible » (#31,550), « influentes » (#31,552), « Indie » (#31,549). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inflexible » est au #31,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around inflexible (IPA \ɛ̃.flɛk.sibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,551 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 inflexible, with forms such as "ifnlexible", "infelxible", and "infflexible". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is inflexible, spelled I-N-F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qu’on ne peut fléchir, plier, courber.
  2. 2
    Qui ne se laisse pas émouvoir à compassion ; qui ne se laisse ébranler par aucune considération.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aucun métal n’est absolument inflexible.
  2. La tentation d'être un chef juste et humain est naturelle dans un homme instruit ; mais il faut savoir que le pouvoir change profondément celui qui l'exerce ; et cela ne tient pas seulement à une contagion de société ; la raison en est dans les nécessités du commandement, qui sont inflexibles.

This word in other languages

inflexible(English)inflexible(Español)unflexibel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnlexible
  • infelxible
  • infflexible
  • infleixble
  • inflexbile
  • inflexibble
  • inflexibel
  • inflexiblle
  • inflexilbe
  • inflexxible
  • infllexible
  • inflxeible
  • inlfexible
  • innflexible
  • niflexible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inflexible - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ifnlexible2infelxible2infflexible1infleixble2inflexbile2inflexibble1inflexibel2inflexiblle1
Edit distance from "inflexible"

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 "inflexible"?
"inflexible" is spelled I-N-F-L-E-X-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.flɛk.sibl\.
What does "inflexible" mean?
As an adjective, "inflexible" means: Qu’on ne peut fléchir, plier, courber.
What are common misspellings of "inflexible"?
Common misspellings include "ifnlexible", "infelxible", "infflexible", "infleixble", "inflexbile". The correct spelling is "inflexible".
How do you pronounce "inflexible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inflexible" is \ɛ̃.flɛk.sibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inflexible" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

influentes#31,552inhibition#31,554impartiale#31,547intestinal#31,560

Similar misspelling depth

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

malveillant15 variantsmobilisées15 variantsmécréants15 variantsexpliquerai15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list