communicable
\kɔ.my.ni.kabl\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | communicable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ.my.ni.kabl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « communicable » en français
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
- 1Qu’on peut communiquer.
- 2Qu’on peut faire communiquer.
- 3Qui peut se communiquer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how communicable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le dossier de cet accusé n’est pas communicable.
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.