dérivable

\de.ʁi.vabl\

/\de.ʁi.vabl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui admet une dérivée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-derivable · dérivable · French

dérivable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 dérivable
PropertyValue
Headworddérivable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.ʁi.vabl\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dérivable » en français

dérivablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dérivable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.ʁi.vabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dérivable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is dérivable, spelled D-É-R-I-V-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui admet une dérivée.
  2. 2
    Qui permet une dérivation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Si une fonction f inversible est dérivable et de dérivée non nulle, la fonction inverse f⁻¹ est dérivable et l'on a : […].
  2. Une fonction réelle d'une variable réelle est dérivable en un point si, et seulement si, elle admet une dérivée en ce point. Elle est dérivable sur un intervalle si, et seulement si, elle admet une dérivée en tout point de cet intervalle.

Antonyms

indérivable

This word in other languages

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 "dérivable"?
"dérivable" is spelled D-É-R-I-V-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʁi.vabl\.
What does "dérivable" mean?
As an adjective, "dérivable" means: Qui admet une dérivée.
How do you pronounce "dérivable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dérivable" is \de.ʁi.vabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dérivable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list