inintelligible
French, adjective/i.nɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒibl/
inintelligible is spelled I-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-L-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 83,718th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inintelligible is a French adjective meaning “unintelligible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas intelligible, qu’on ne peut comprendre par l’intelligence ou l’ouïe”.
What does inintelligible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unintelligible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas intelligible, qu’on ne peut comprendre par l’intelligence ou l’ouïe.
noun: 1. Ce qu’il est impossible d’appréhender par l’intelligence et l’entendement ; ce qui ne peut pas faire l’objet d’une compréhension.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inintelligible
- inintelligibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inintelligible?
- /i.nɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒibl/
- /i.nɛ̃.te.li.ʒibl/
- \i.nɛ̃.tɛ.li.ʒibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inintelligible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inintelligible in French?
inintelligible appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).