infréquent

\ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“infréquent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne se reproduit pas souvent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-infrequent · infréquent · French

infréquent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for infréquent
PropertyValue
Headwordinfréquent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « infréquent » en français

infréquentreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infréquent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne se reproduit pas souvent.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for infréquent, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 infréquent, spelled I-N-F-R-É-Q-U-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne se reproduit pas souvent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il eût été contraire à son code de lire les lettres, d'ailleurs infréquentes que s'adressaient les deux femmes.
  2. En premier lieu, il n’est pas infréquent qu’un dérivé construit avec ce suffixe renvoie non pas à une collection d’entités mais à une entité singulière.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infréquent"?
"infréquent" is spelled I-N-F-R-É-Q-U-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃\.
What does "infréquent" mean?
As an adjective, "infréquent" means: Qui ne se reproduit pas souvent.
How do you pronounce "infréquent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infréquent" is \ɛ̃.fʁe.kɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infréquent" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list