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comptable

French, noun/kɔ̃.tabl/

comptable is spelled C-O-M-P-T-A-B-L-E (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written French, the 6,484th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comptable is a French feminine noun meaning “accountant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui, celle qui fait profession de tenir la comptabilité”.

What does comptable mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineaccountant

adjective

  1. 1

    accounting, financial

    plan comptable

  2. 2

    countable

    un nom comptable

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relatif à la comptabilité. 2. Dénombrable, calculable. 3. Assujetti à tenir et à rendre des comptes, à se tenir à une obligation de rendre compte. 4. Qui est moralement responsable.

noun: 1. Celui, celle qui fait profession de tenir la comptabilité.

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 comptable

  • comptables plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce comptable?

  • /kɔ̃.tabl/
  • \kɔ̃.tabl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to comptable

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is comptable in French?

comptable appears 10 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).

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