inox

\i.nɔks\

/\i.nɔks\/ noun

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The verdict

“inox” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #26,059) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#26,059
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Matériau dit inoxydable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inox · inox · French

inox · rank #26,059 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,059
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inlassablement

Nearest frequency peer: inlassablement (-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 « inox »

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

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « inox » 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).

inox vs ix
50% similar
inox vs io
50% similar
inox vs ios
50% similar

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

Key facts for inox
PropertyValue
Headwordinox
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.nɔks\
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,059
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « inox »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).inoxse 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 « inlassablement » (#26,058), « insaisissable » (#26,060), « insouciance » (#26,061). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inox » est au #26,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for inox is neighbouring look-alikes ("ix", "io", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \i.nɔks\. Frequency #26,059 among 3,561 “I” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for inox, with forms such as "innox", "inoxx", and "inxo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ix", "io", "ios", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is inox, spelled I-N-O-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Matériau dit inoxydable.
  2. 2
    Acier inoxydable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Raphaël monta sur le bar en intox et se mit à danser.
  2. Sans doute que la serpillère est humide, car une fois l'opération de dépoussiérage terminée, l'homme la rhabille d'un chiffon blanc immaculé et achève le polissage de l’inox.

This word in other languages

stainless steel(English)Edelstahl(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innox
  • inoxx
  • inxo
  • ionx

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inox - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

innox1inoxx1inxo2ionx2
Edit distance from "inox"

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 "inox"?
"inox" is spelled I-N-O-X. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nɔks\.
What does "inox" mean?
As a noun, "inox" means: Matériau dit inoxydable.
What words are commonly confused with "inox"?
"inox" is commonly confused with "ix", "io", "ios". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inox"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inox" is \i.nɔks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inox" come from?
"inox" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

keys#26,075lean#26,078mira#26,091monk#26,093

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list