inné

\in.ne\

/\in.ne\/ adj

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The verdict

“inné” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #26,410) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#26,410
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est né avec nous, est héréditaire et déterminé en naissant, même si cela se manifeste après la naissance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inne · inné · French

inné · rank #26,410 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,410
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH industrialisés

Nearest frequency peer: industrialisés (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « inné »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « inné » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inné vs ion
50% similar
inné vs ive
25% similar
inné vs ire
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inné
PropertyValue
Headwordinné
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\in.ne\
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,410
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « inné »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).innése place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « industrialisés » (#26,409), « INSERM » (#26,411), « individualiste » (#26,408). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inné » est au #26,410. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for inné is neighbouring look-alikes ("ion", "ive", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced \in.ne\. Frequency #26,410 among 3,561 “I” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for inné, with forms such as "inne", "iné", and "inén". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ion", "ive", "ire", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is inné, spelled I-N-N-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est né avec nous, est héréditaire et déterminé en naissant, même si cela se manifeste après la naissance.
  2. 2
    Qui est inhérent à l’esprit humain et non acquis par l’expérience.
  3. 3
    Dessiné sur l'élément concerné, mais sans relief.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Puis, après avoir reconnu par ces moyens, innés pour ainsi dire chez les femmes, toute l'étendue de l'amour qu'elle avait inspiré, madame d'Aiglemont sourit à l'espoir d'une prompte guérison, ….
  2. Il faut croire que cette disposition à ne voir dans la vie que les minutes où elle porte le voile des veuves est innée et qu’il l’a aussi naturellement qu’il a les cheveux blonds et les yeux couleur d’eau.

This word in other languages

innate(English)innato(Español)angeboren(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inne
  • iné
  • inén
  • niné

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inné - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inne1iné1inén2niné2
Edit distance from "inné"

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 "inné"?
"inné" is spelled I-N-N-É. The IPA pronunciation is \in.ne\.
What does "inné" mean?
As an adjective, "inné" means: Qui est né avec nous, est héréditaire et déterminé en naissant, même si cela se manifeste après la naissance.
What words are commonly confused with "inné"?
"inné" is commonly confused with "ion", "ive", "ire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inné"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inné" is \in.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inné" come from?
"inné" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

horn#26,396gèle#26,390malt#26,431gone#26,383

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list