communicable

\kɔ.my.ni.kabl\

/\kɔ.my.ni.kabl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qu’on peut communiquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-communicable · communicable · French

communicable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 communicable
PropertyValue
Headwordcommunicable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ.my.ni.kabl\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « communicable » en français

communicablereste 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

communicable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ.my.ni.kabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

communicable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is communicable, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qu’on peut communiquer.
  2. 2
    Qu’on peut faire communiquer.
  3. 3
    Qui peut se communiquer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le dossier de cet accusé n’est pas communicable.
  2. Ce travail de mentalisation aide à traduire les excitations liées au traumatisme en représentations communicables, en mettant des mots sur les éprouvés, les images et les émois ressentis, en leur conférant un sens.

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 "communicable"?
"communicable" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.my.ni.kabl\.
What does "communicable" mean?
As an adjective, "communicable" means: Qu’on peut communiquer.
How do you pronounce "communicable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "communicable" is \kɔ.my.ni.kabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "communicable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list