curable
\ky.ʁabl\
The verdict
“curable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être guéri.
Corpus desk
Index FR-curable · curable · French
curable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | curable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ky.ʁabl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
curable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ky.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être guéri.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for curable, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is curable, spelled C-U-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être guéri.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how curable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Soixante-quinze à 80 % des patients sont curables par des combinaisons de chimiothérapie à base de cisplastine.
Le sujet est-il curable ou réadaptable ? Ces deux questions réunies en une seule illustrent la confusion des genres. La curabilité est liée directement aux soins, à la compétence médicale […].
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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.