inopportun
French, adjective/i.nɔ.pɔʁ.tœ̃/
inopportun is spelled I-N-O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 54,486th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inopportun is a French adjective meaning “untimely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas opportun, pas à propos, mal adapté aux circonstances”.
What does inopportun mean in English?
adjective
- 1
untimely
- 2
inopportune
- 3
inappropriate
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 opportun, pas à propos, mal adapté aux circonstances.
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 inopportun
- inopportune feminine
- inopportuns masculine plural
- inopportunes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inopportun?
- /i.nɔ.pɔʁ.tœ̃/
- \i.nɔ.pɔʁ.tœ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inopportun
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inopportun in French?
inopportun appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).