commensurable

\kɔ.mɑ̃.sy.ʁabl\

/\kɔ.mɑ̃.sy.ʁabl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a, avec une autre grandeur, une commune mesure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-commensurable · commensurable · French

commensurable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 commensurable
PropertyValue
Headwordcommensurable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ.mɑ̃.sy.ʁabl\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « commensurable » en français

commensurablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

commensurable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ.mɑ̃.sy.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a, avec une autre grandeur, une commune mesure.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for commensurable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is commensurable, spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-S-U-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a, avec une autre grandeur, une commune mesure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tous les nombres entiers et fractionnaires sont commensurables entre eux. Lignes commensurables entre elles. Grandeurs commensurables.

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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 "commensurable"?
"commensurable" is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-S-U-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.mɑ̃.sy.ʁabl\.
What does "commensurable" mean?
As an adjective, "commensurable" means: Qui a, avec une autre grandeur, une commune mesure.
How do you pronounce "commensurable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commensurable" is \kɔ.mɑ̃.sy.ʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "commensurable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list