fracassable

\fʁa.ka.sabl\

/\fʁa.ka.sabl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être fracassé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fracassable · fracassable · French

fracassable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for fracassable
PropertyValue
Headwordfracassable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fʁa.ka.sabl\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fracassable » en français

fracassablesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

fracassable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fʁa.ka.sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être fracassé.".

Zero misspellings are on record for fracassable in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fracassable, spelled F-R-A-C-A-S-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être fracassé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’emploi de trois mots différents pour « or » (1a, b, 2a) accentue le contraste avec l’argile vil et fragile, fracassable et fracassé.
  2. « L’amour plus fort que la mort », qu’est-ce que ça veut dire ? C’est lui, l’atome de réalité, l’articulation, le fracassable noyau de jour, le principe d’individuation, le triangle médiateur, le plus-un de deux, l’entre-eux des enfants frères-sœurs, des parents-enfants, des amants, des époux.

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 "fracassable"?
"fracassable" is spelled F-R-A-C-A-S-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁa.ka.sabl\.
What does "fracassable" mean?
As an adjective, "fracassable" means: Qui peut être fracassé.
How do you pronounce "fracassable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fracassable" is \fʁa.ka.sabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fracassable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list