dispensable
\di.spɑ̃.sabl\
The verdict
“dispensable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pour lequel on peut accorder dispense.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dispensable · dispensable · French
dispensable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dispensable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \di.spɑ̃.sabl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dispensable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.spɑ̃.sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dispensable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dispensable, spelled D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Pour lequel on peut accorder dispense.
- 2Dont on peut se dispenser, se passer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dispensable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cas dispensable.
Un an après le très dispensable Raditude, Weezer se ressaisit et prouve avec Hurley, son huitième album studio, qu'il reste le maître dans le domaine
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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.