éluctable
\e.lyk.tabl\
The verdict
“éluctable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l’on peut éviter, empêcher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-eluctable · éluctable · French
éluctable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | éluctable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.lyk.tabl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « éluctable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
éluctable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.lyk.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l’on peut éviter, empêcher.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for éluctable, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 éluctable, spelled É-L-U-C-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Que l’on peut éviter, empêcher.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how éluctable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La mort n'est jamais éluctable ; il n'est possible que de l'ajourner : au contraire, la misère est vincible.
Antonyms
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.