gouvernable
\ɡu.vɛʁ.nabl\
The verdict
“gouvernable” 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 gouverné, qui se laisse gouverner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-gouvernable · gouvernable · French
gouvernable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gouvernable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɡu.vɛʁ.nabl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
gouvernable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɡu.vɛʁ.nabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être gouverné, qui se laisse gouverner.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gouvernable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is gouvernable, spelled G-O-U-V-E-R-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être gouverné, qui se laisse gouverner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gouvernable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un peuple aisément gouvernable.
Un enfant qui n’est pas gouvernable.
Antonyms
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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.