espérable

\ɛ.spe.ʁabl\

/\ɛ.spe.ʁabl\/ adj

The verdict

“espérable” 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) - Qu’on peut espérer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-esperable · espérable · French

espérable · 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 "E" 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 espérable
PropertyValue
Headwordespérable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ.spe.ʁabl\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « espérable » en français

espérablereste 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

espérable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ.spe.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qu’on peut espérer.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for espérable in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is espérable, spelled E-S-P-É-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qu’on peut espérer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une fortune commença cette année à poindre grandement et peu espérable alors, montée ensuite au comble.
  2. Cette île fameuse n’avait plus de chevaliers, plus de soldats, plus d’artillerie, plus de vaisseaux en état de tenir la mer, plus de vivres même, plus rien, et le secours des princes chrétiens n’était plus espérable d’aucun côté.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "espérable"?
"espérable" is spelled E-S-P-É-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ.spe.ʁabl\.
What does "espérable" mean?
As an adjective, "espérable" means: Qu’on peut espérer.
How do you pronounce "espérable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espérable" is \ɛ.spe.ʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espérable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list