fissible
\fi.sibl\
The verdict
“fissible” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit d’un nucléide susceptible de subir une fission sous l’effet de neutrons d’énergie supérieure à son seuil de fission.
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Index FR-fissible · fissible · French
fissible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | fissible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fi.sibl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
fissible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fi.sibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fissible, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fissible, spelled F-I-S-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Se dit d’un nucléide susceptible de subir une fission sous l’effet de neutrons d’énergie supérieure à son seuil de fission.
- 2Se dit de la matière qui contient de tels nucléides.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fissible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les densités élevées en neutrons qui sont engendrées dans les cœurs de ces réacteurs produisent de grandes quantités de radioisotopes, dont on doit tenir compte lorsque les barres d’uranium fissibles doivent être réapprovisionnées, c’est-à-dire à peu près une fois par an.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.