inintelligent

\i.nɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃\

/\i.nɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-inintelligent · inintelligent · French

inintelligent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for inintelligent
PropertyValue
Headwordinintelligent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.nɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inintelligent » en français

inintelligentsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

inintelligent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.nɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui manque d’intelligence.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for inintelligent, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is inintelligent, spelled I-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui manque d’intelligence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Monsieur et madame Coquet, après avoir échangé deux mots, quittèrent le salon, et Claude Vignon, au désespoir, les imita. Ces deux sorties entraînèrent les personnes inintelligentes qui se virent de trop.
  2. Bien après que l’affaire, par les soins inintelligents de M. le juge d’instruction Faure, fut classée, la presse, de temps à autre, cherchait encore à pénétrer le mystère… et continuait à se demander où était la main monstrueuse qui avait préparé et exécuté tant d’inouïes catastrophes !

Antonyms

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 "inintelligent"?
"inintelligent" is spelled I-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃\.
What does "inintelligent" mean?
As an adjective, "inintelligent" means: Qui manque d’intelligence.
How do you pronounce "inintelligent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inintelligent" is \i.nɛ̃.te.li.ʒɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inintelligent" come from?
"inintelligent" 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