inhumer

\i.ny.me\

/\i.ny.me\/ verb

The verdict

“inhumer” is uncommon French (frequency #59,375 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,375
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enterrer un corps humain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inhumer · inhumer · French

inhumer · rank #59,375 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,375
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inopérant

Nearest frequency peer: inopérant (+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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « inhumer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « inhumer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inhumer
PropertyValue
Headwordinhumer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\i.ny.me\
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,375
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inhumer » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).inhumertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « inopérant » (#59,376), « inflorescences » (#59,373), « induisant » (#59,372). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inhumer » est au #59,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inhumer is uncommon French at frequency #59,375 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \i.ny.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enterrer un corps humain.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inhumer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is inhumer, spelled I-N-H-U-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enterrer un corps humain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a été inhumé parmi les braves défenseurs de l’islam (que Mahomet protège !), aux pieds du Kizil-Tépé, dans les plaines de Karadjémir,
  2. Décédé à Paris le 11 novembre 1872, des suites d’une albuminurie, son corps a été transporté le soir même pour être inhumé dans un caveau de famille, à Sedan.

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); 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 "inhumer"?
"inhumer" is spelled I-N-H-U-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ny.me\.
What does "inhumer" mean?
As a verb, "inhumer" means: Enterrer un corps humain.
How do you pronounce "inhumer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inhumer" is \i.ny.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inhumer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list