infréquence
\ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃s\
The verdict
“infréquence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Défaut de fréquence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-infrequence · infréquence · French
infréquence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | infréquence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « infréquence » en français
Rare enough to double-check
infréquence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
infréquence doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 infréquence, spelled I-N-F-R-É-Q-U-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Défaut de fréquence.
- 2Petit nombre de gens qui fréquentent, qui assistent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how infréquence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] les malintentionnés avaient pris exprès le temps des vendanges et de l’infréquence du sénat pour me porter brusquement ce coup.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.