compostable
\kɔ̃.pɔs.tabl\
The verdict
“compostable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être composté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-compostable · compostable · French
compostable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | compostable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.pɔs.tabl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « compostable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
compostable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.pɔs.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être composté.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for compostable in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is compostable, spelled C-O-M-P-O-S-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être composté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how compostable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du fait que les excréments sont compostables à moyenne et grande échelle, peut-être serez-vous tenté de les introduire dans le compostage domestique malgré les recommandations contraires.
Un Français jette en moyenne 50 kilos par an de matière organique compostable.
This word in other languages
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.