absorbable

\ap.sɔʁ.babl\

/\ap.sɔʁ.babl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être absorbé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-absorbable · absorbable · French

absorbable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 absorbable
PropertyValue
Headwordabsorbable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ap.sɔʁ.babl\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « absorbable » en français

absorbablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

absorbable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ap.sɔʁ.babl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être absorbé.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for absorbable, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is absorbable, spelled A-B-S-O-R-B-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être absorbé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. … si l’on fait digérer de l’alkali volatil sur du phosphore, on n’a que du gas alkalin, qui à la vérité retient une légère odeur phosphorique; mais il est absorbable en entier par l’eau, & n’est point inflammable.
  2. Analyse d’un mélange de trois gaz, l’un absorbable par une dissolution de potasse caustique, et les deux autres non absorbables par cette dissolution.

This word in other languages

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 "absorbable"?
"absorbable" is spelled A-B-S-O-R-B-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ap.sɔʁ.babl\.
What does "absorbable" mean?
As an adjective, "absorbable" means: Qui peut être absorbé.
How do you pronounce "absorbable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absorbable" is \ap.sɔʁ.babl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absorbable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list