controversable

\kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sabl\

/\kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sabl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est susceptible de controverse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-controversable · controversable · French

controversable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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 controversable
PropertyValue
Headwordcontroversable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sabl\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « controversable » en français

controversablesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

controversable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est susceptible de controverse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for controversable, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is controversable, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est susceptible de controverse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. M. le Ministre de l'intérieur ne peut pas consentir à laisser dénaturer ses paroles. Il n'a pas déclaré la question controversable en elle-même. Il a dit que c'était une question controversable et controversée en Allemagne, […].
  2. Ainsi échapperons-nous aux questions d'interprétation toujours irritantes et controversables.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "controversable"?
"controversable" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sabl\.
What does "controversable" mean?
As an adjective, "controversable" means: Qui est susceptible de controverse.
How do you pronounce "controversable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "controversable" is \kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "controversable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list