altérable
\al.te.ʁabl\
The verdict
“altérable” 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 altéré.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alterable · altérable · French
altérable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | altérable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \al.te.ʁabl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
altérable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \al.te.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être altéré.".
Zero misspellings are on record for altérable in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is altérable, spelled A-L-T-É-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être altéré.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how altérable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parmi les métaux, il y en a de plus ou moins altérables.
La silice coûte plus cher, est un peu plus réfractaire et un peu moins altérable que lʼargile.
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.