crevable

\kʁə.vabl\

/\kʁə.vabl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être crevé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-crevable · crevable · French

crevable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 crevable
PropertyValue
Headwordcrevable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kʁə.vabl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « crevable » en français

crevablesiège 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

crevable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kʁə.vabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for crevable, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 crevable, spelled C-R-E-V-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être crevé.
  2. 2
    Dont la mort est possible.
  3. 3
    Qui peut se fatiguer, s’épuiser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le plus pratique, le plus solide, le plus léger, le plus difficilement crevable, le plus facilement réparable, le moins cher.
  2. Vu d’ici, ta bulle me paraît éminemment crevable.

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 "crevable"?
"crevable" is spelled C-R-E-V-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁə.vabl\.
What does "crevable" mean?
As an adjective, "crevable" means: Qui peut être crevé.
How do you pronounce "crevable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crevable" is \kʁə.vabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crevable" come from?
"crevable" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list