frangible
\fʁɑ̃.ʒibl\
The verdict
“frangible” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cassable, brisable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-frangible · frangible · French
frangible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | frangible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fʁɑ̃.ʒibl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « frangible » en français
Rare enough to double-check
frangible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fʁɑ̃.ʒibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for frangible, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is frangible, spelled F-R-A-N-G-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Cassable, brisable.
- 2Cassable, brisable, et intentionnellement conçu pour l’être, avec un point de rupture ou une zone de rupture programmée, notamment pour des raisons de sécurité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frangible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
§ 10. Il y a des corps qui sont frangibles et friables, soit l’un ou l’autre, soit tous deux à la fois. Ainsi, le bois, qui est frangible, n’est pas friable ; la glace et la pierre sont friables, mais ne sont pas frangibles ; l’argile est à la fois frangible et friable. § 11. Il y a cette différence cependant que la frangibilité est la séparation et la di…
Céline traque les états frangibles, ses élans sentimentaux, sa pudeur la protège; il est difficile de trouver des gens de confiance.
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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.