destructible

\dɛs.tʁyk.tibl\

/\dɛs.tʁyk.tibl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-destructible · destructible · French

destructible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 destructible
PropertyValue
Headworddestructible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dɛs.tʁyk.tibl\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « destructible » en français

destructiblereste 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

destructible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɛs.tʁyk.tibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être détruit.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for destructible, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is destructible, spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être détruit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De là on ne doit pas chercher le médecin et le moyen de la guérison dans la nature destructible, où tout est mort et corruption.
  2. L'organisation n’existe que par ce qu’il y a de générable et de destructible dans la matière, c’est-à-dire par les combinaisons de celle-ci, par les états de groupements moléculaires par lesquels les espèces de corps simples peuvent passer; ….

Antonyms

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 "destructible"?
"destructible" is spelled D-E-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛs.tʁyk.tibl\.
What does "destructible" mean?
As an adjective, "destructible" means: Qui peut être détruit.
How do you pronounce "destructible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "destructible" is \dɛs.tʁyk.tibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "destructible" come from?
"destructible" 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