estimable
\ɛs.ti.mabl\
The verdict
“estimable” is uncommon French (frequency #77,497 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,497
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui mérite d’être estimé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-estimable · estimable · French
estimable · rank #77,497 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,497
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH esthètes
Nearest frequency peer: esthètes (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « estimable »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- essayeront
essayeront
22,508 corpus weight
- estat
estat
22,506 corpus weight
- esthètes
esthètes
22,505 corpus weight
- estimable
estimable
22,504 corpus weight
- Estonienne
Estonienne
22,503 corpus weight
- Ethiopian
Ethiopian
22,501 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « estimable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estimable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛs.ti.mabl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,497 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « estimable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
estimable is uncommon French at frequency #77,497 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛs.ti.mabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui mérite d’être estimé.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for estimable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is estimable, spelled E-S-T-I-M-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui mérite d’être estimé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how estimable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La vie laborieuse, active, toute estimable, toute positive, d'un conseiller d'État, d'un manufacturier de tissus de coton ou d'un banquier fort alerte pour les emprunts, est récompensée par des millions, et non par des sensations tendres.
Note : Implique souvent l’idée d’un mérite médiocre et limité.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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