inoccupation

\i.nɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃\

/\i.nɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État d’une personne inoccupée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inoccupation · inoccupation · French

inoccupation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 inoccupation
PropertyValue
Headwordinoccupation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.nɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inoccupation » en français

inoccupationsiège 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

inoccupation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.nɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for inoccupation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is inoccupation, spelled I-N-O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’une personne inoccupée.
  2. 2
    Situation d’un logement, d’un local vide, inoccupé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. « L’an dernier, affirme-t-elle, il y a eu plus de 200 familles au Québec, dont une centaine à Montréal, qui se sont retrouvées sans logement au 1ᵉʳ juillet. Cette année, la situation s’annonçait déjà encore pire, avec des taux d’inoccupation des logements qui n’ont jamais été aussi bas en 15 ans », selon des données publiées par la Société canadienne d’hy…

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 "inoccupation"?
"inoccupation" is spelled I-N-O-C-C-U-P-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "inoccupation" mean?
As a noun, "inoccupation" means: État d’une personne inoccupée.
How do you pronounce "inoccupation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inoccupation" is \i.nɔ.ky.pa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inoccupation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list