innocent

\i.nɔ.sɑ̃\

/\i.nɔ.sɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“innocent” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,103. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,103
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas coupable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-innocent · innocent · French

innocent · rank #6,103 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,103
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inconnus

Nearest frequency peer: inconnus (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « innocent »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « innocent » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

innocent vs innovant
75% similar
innocent vs insolent
75% similar
innocent vs innocents
89% similar

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

Key facts for innocent
PropertyValue
Headwordinnocent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.nɔ.sɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,103
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « innocent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).innocentse 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 « inconnus » (#6,102), « inégalités » (#6,104), « jet » (#6,105). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « innocent » est au #6,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around innocent (IPA \i.nɔ.sɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,103 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for innocent, with forms such as "inncoent", "innoccent", and "innocennt". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "innovant", "insolent", "innocents", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 innocent, spelled I-N-N-O-C-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas coupable.
  2. 2
    Qui est exempt de toute malice, de tout vice, qui est pur et candide.
  3. 3
    Qui ignore le mal.
  4. 4
    Qui ne nuit point, qui est inoffensif.
  5. 5
    Qui est simple, crédule, ou qui a l’esprit faible, borné.
  6. 6
    Qui est simple d’esprit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Indépendamment de la précision avec laquelle l’hypothèse du fait non infractionnel est prévue et l'absence de faute, exigée, ce Code est également très clair en n’accordant d’indemnité qu'au condamné reconnu innocent.
  2. Toutes les kommandanturs reçurent ce genre de missives et des hommes et des femmes purent être arrêtés, torturés, déportés, fusillés alors qu'ils étaient innocents des faits dont ils étaient accusés.

This word in other languages

innocent(English)inocente(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inncoent
  • innoccent
  • innocennt
  • innocentt
  • innocetn
  • innocnet
  • innoecnt
  • inocent
  • inoncent
  • ninocent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inncoent2innoccent1innocennt1innocentt1innocetn2innocnet2innoecnt2inocent1
Edit distance from "innocent"

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 "innocent"?
"innocent" is spelled I-N-N-O-C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nɔ.sɑ̃\.
What does "innocent" mean?
As an adjective, "innocent" means: Qui n’est pas coupable.
What words are commonly confused with "innocent"?
"innocent" is commonly confused with "innovant", "insolent", "innocents". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "innocent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "innocent" is \i.nɔ.sɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "innocent" come from?
"innocent" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inconnus#6,102justifie#6,107héritier#6,096maturité#6,110

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

grecque10 variantsgraines10 variantsfaciles10 variantsdigital10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list