explicable

\ɛk.spli.kabl\

/\ɛk.spli.kabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“explicable” is an uncommon French word, ranked #53,340 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#53,340
frequency rank, French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui peut être expliqué.

Key facts for explicable
PropertyValue
Headwordexplicable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛk.spli.kabl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,340
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “explicable” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). explicable lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for explicable is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛk.spli.kabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #53,340 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui peut être expliqué.".

Zero misspellings are on record for explicable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is explicable, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être expliqué.

This word in other languages

explicable(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explicable"?
"explicable" is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.spli.kabl\.
What does "explicable" mean?
As an adjective, "explicable" means: Qui peut être expliqué.
How do you pronounce "explicable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explicable" is \ɛk.spli.kabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "explicable" come from?
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Using “explicable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-P-L-I-C-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛk.spli.kabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list