brevetable

\bʁə.və.tabl\

/\bʁə.və.tabl\/ adj

The verdict

“brevetable” 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 faire l’objet d'un brevet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-brevetable · brevetable · French

brevetable · 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 "B" 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 brevetable
PropertyValue
Headwordbrevetable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bʁə.və.tabl\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « brevetable » en français

brevetablen'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

brevetable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bʁə.və.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut faire l’objet d'un brevet.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for brevetable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is brevetable, spelled B-R-E-V-E-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut faire l’objet d'un brevet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fourchette ou le couteau ne sont pas brevetables car ils ont été inventés bien avant le brevet.
  2. Et puis, quelle entreprise pharmaceutique perdrait son temps à investir dans un médicament difficilement brevetable, puisqu'issu de la nature, sans la moindre transformation technique. (Philippe Chambon, La filière géorgienne des virus qui soignent, in Science & Vie de janvier 2006)

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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 "brevetable"?
"brevetable" is spelled B-R-E-V-E-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bʁə.və.tabl\.
What does "brevetable" mean?
As an adjective, "brevetable" means: Qui peut faire l’objet d'un brevet.
How do you pronounce "brevetable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "brevetable" is \bʁə.və.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "brevetable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list