expugnable

\ɛks.py.ɲabl\

/\ɛks.py.ɲabl\/ adj

The verdict

“expugnable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pouvant être pris dʼassaut ou de vive force.

Corpus desk

Index FR-expugnable · expugnable · French

expugnable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 expugnable
PropertyValue
Headwordexpugnable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛks.py.ɲabl\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « expugnable » en français

expugnablen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

expugnable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛks.py.ɲabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pouvant être pris dʼassaut ou de vive force.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for expugnable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is expugnable, spelled E-X-P-U-G-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pouvant être pris dʼassaut ou de vive force.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. De lʼItalie à lʼEspagne, on peut constater que lʼexercice régional de la souveraineté nʼest pas une forteresse expugnable de lʼunité politique de lʼÉtat, si ses composantes en décident autrement.

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 "expugnable"?
"expugnable" is spelled E-X-P-U-G-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.py.ɲabl\.
What does "expugnable" mean?
As an adjective, "expugnable" means: Pouvant être pris dʼassaut ou de vive force.
How do you pronounce "expugnable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "expugnable" is \ɛks.py.ɲabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "expugnable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list