distinguable

\dis.tɛ̃.ɡabl\

/\dis.tɛ̃.ɡabl\/ adj

The verdict

“distinguable” 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 est susceptible d’être distingué.

Corpus desk

Index FR-distinguable · distinguable · French

distinguable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 distinguable
PropertyValue
Headworddistinguable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dis.tɛ̃.ɡabl\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “distinguable” se place dans la fréquence du français

distinguablereste 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

distinguable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dis.tɛ̃.ɡabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est susceptible d’être distingué.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for distinguable in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is distinguable, spelled D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est susceptible d’être distingué.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Venons-en à une seconde implication de la nature de l’impression et du phénoménalisme, le principe selon lequel « tout ce qui est différent est distinguable, tout ce qui est distinguable est discernable et vice versa ».
  2. Le grand groupe vertisol a un horizon A pâle difficilement distinguable.

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 "distinguable"?
"distinguable" is spelled D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.tɛ̃.ɡabl\.
What does "distinguable" mean?
As an adjective, "distinguable" means: Qui est susceptible d’être distingué.
How do you pronounce "distinguable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distinguable" is \dis.tɛ̃.ɡabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distinguable" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list