aliénable

\a.lje.nabl\

/\a.lje.nabl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-alienable · aliénable · French

aliénable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 aliénable
PropertyValue
Headwordaliénable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.lje.nabl\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aliénable » en français

aliénablen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

aliénable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.lje.nabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for aliénable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aliénable, spelled A-L-I-É-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être aliéné.
  2. 2
    D’une possession grammaticale dans laquelle le possédé peut être séparé du possesseur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tout homme peut engager ses services, son temps ; mais il ne peut se vendre, ni être vendu ; sa personne n’est pas une propriété aliénable.

Antonyms

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 "aliénable"?
"aliénable" is spelled A-L-I-É-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lje.nabl\.
What does "aliénable" mean?
As an adjective, "aliénable" means: Qui peut être aliéné.
How do you pronounce "aliénable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aliénable" is \a.lje.nabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aliénable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list