inhabile

\i.na.bil\

/\i.na.bil\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui manque d’habileté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inhabile · inhabile · French

inhabile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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 inhabile
PropertyValue
Headwordinhabile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.na.bil\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inhabile » en français

inhabilen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

inhabile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.na.bil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inhabile, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 inhabile, spelled I-N-H-A-B-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui manque d’habileté.
  2. 2
    Qui n’a pas la capacité légale pour faire un acte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a fallu que j’arrivasse à trente ans, que mes observations se soient mûries et condensées, que le jet d’une vive lumière les ait même éclairées de nouveau pour que je comprisse la portée des phénomènes desquels je fus alors l’inhabile témoin.
  2. Les parents, en tenue de fête, avec une physionomie gauche et ces mouvements inhabiles des corps toujours courbés sur le travail, suivaient leurs mioches.

Synonyms

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 "inhabile"?
"inhabile" is spelled I-N-H-A-B-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.na.bil\.
What does "inhabile" mean?
As an adjective, "inhabile" means: Qui manque d’habileté.
How do you pronounce "inhabile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inhabile" is \i.na.bil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inhabile" come from?
"inhabile" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list