capable
French, adjective/ka.pabl/
capable is spelled C-A-P-A-B-L-E (7 letters) and appears 68 times per million words in written French, the 1,228th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Capable is a French adjective meaning “able, capable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est en état de faire une chose ; qui a la capacité”.
What does capable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
able, capable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est en état de faire une chose ; qui a la capacité. 2. Qui détient le droit ; qui jouit de la capacité légale. 3. Habile, intelligent. 4. Qualifiait les choses considérées par rapport à leur capacité intérieure.
noun: 1. Personne qui s’estime capable de faire quelque chose. 2. Personne, chose excellente, admirable.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of capable
- capables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce capable?
- /ka.pabl/
- \ka.pabl\
- [ka.pabl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to capable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is capable in French?
capable appears 68 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).