controversible
\kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sibl\
The verdict
“controversible” 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-controversible · controversible · French
controversible · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | controversible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sibl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
controversible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.tʁɔ.vɛʁ.sibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est susceptible de controverse.".
Zero misspellings are on record for controversible in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is controversible, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui est susceptible de controverse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how controversible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si nous admettons cette vérité, peut-être un peu controversible, nous trouverons dans son application la justification de l’Angleterre.
Synonyms
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.