discutable

\dis.ky.tabl\

/\dis.ky.tabl\/ adj

The verdict

“discutable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,595
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut se discuter, qui est susceptible d’être discuté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-discutable · discutable · French

discutable · rank #21,595 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,595
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH diagnostique

Nearest frequency peer: diagnostique (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « discutable »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « discutable » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

discutable vs discutables
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for discutable
PropertyValue
Headworddiscutable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dis.ky.tabl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#21,595
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « discutable »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).discutablese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « diagnostique » (#21,594), « distorsion » (#21,596), « devras » (#21,593). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « discutable » est au #21,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around discutable (IPA \dis.ky.tabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,595 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for discutable, with forms such as "ddiscutable", "dicsutable", and "disccutable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "discutables", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is discutable, spelled D-I-S-C-U-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut se discuter, qui est susceptible d’être discuté.
  2. 2
    Douteux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cela est fort discutable.
  2. Plusieurs associations, notamment l’Association contre l’heure d’été double (ACHED), dénoncent cependant ces changements d’heure et leurs effets nocifs sur la santé et jugent également discutables les économies d’énergies [sic] ainsi réalisées.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiscutable
  • dicsutable
  • disccutable
  • disctuable
  • discuatble
  • discutabble
  • discutabel
  • discutablle
  • discutalbe
  • discutbale
  • discuttable
  • disscutable
  • disuctable
  • dsicutable
  • idscutable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discutable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddiscutable1dicsutable2disccutable1disctuable2discuatble2discutabble1discutabel2discutablle1
Edit distance from "discutable"

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 "discutable"?
"discutable" is spelled D-I-S-C-U-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.ky.tabl\.
What does "discutable" mean?
As an adjective, "discutable" means: Qui peut se discuter, qui est susceptible d’être discuté.
What words are commonly confused with "discutable"?
"discutable" is commonly confused with "discutables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "discutable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discutable" is \dis.ky.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discutable" come from?
"discutable" 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 "discutable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list