ansible
\ɑ̃.sibl\
The verdict
“ansible” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil permettant une transmission instantanée des informations entre deux points de l’univers quel que soit leur éloignement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ansible · ansible · French
ansible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | ansible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.sibl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ansible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.sibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Appareil permettant une transmission instantanée des informations entre deux points de l’univers quel que soit leur éloignement.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ansible, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ansible, spelled A-N-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Appareil permettant une transmission instantanée des informations entre deux points de l’univers quel que soit leur éloignement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ansible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne veux pas un ansible de poche, je veux un relais qui me permette d’utiliser les ansibles planétaires.
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.