détectable

\de.tɛk.tabl\

/\de.tɛk.tabl\/ adj

The verdict

“détectable” is uncommon French (frequency #55,916 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,916
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l’on peut détecter ou découvrir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-detectable · détectable · French

détectable · rank #55,916 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,916
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH désarmée

Nearest frequency peer: désarmée (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « détectable »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « détectable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for détectable
PropertyValue
Headworddétectable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.tɛk.tabl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,916
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « détectable » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).détectabletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « désarmée » (#55,915), « dévaliser » (#55,917), « dérèglements » (#55,914). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « détectable » est au #55,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

détectable is uncommon French at frequency #55,916 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.tɛk.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l’on peut détecter ou découvrir.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for détectable in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is détectable, spelled D-É-T-E-C-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que l’on peut détecter ou découvrir.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "détectable"?
"détectable" is spelled D-É-T-E-C-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.tɛk.tabl\.
What does "détectable" mean?
As an adjective, "détectable" means: Que l’on peut détecter ou découvrir.
How do you pronounce "détectable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "détectable" is \de.tɛk.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "détectable" come from?
"détectable" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "détectable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list