imbuvable
\ɛ̃.by.vabl\
The verdict
“imbuvable” is uncommon French (frequency #61,608 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,608
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qu'il est difficile ou impossible de boire, à cause de son goût ou de sa nature.
Corpus desk
Index FR-imbuvable · imbuvable · French
imbuvable · rank #61,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,608
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH IGS
Nearest frequency peer: IGS (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « imbuvable »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- igname
igname
38,395 corpus weight
- IGS
IGS
38,394 corpus weight
- imbuvable
imbuvable
38,393 corpus weight
- impactées
impactées
38,392 corpus weight
- implacables
implacables
38,391 corpus weight
- impliquera
impliquera
38,390 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « imbuvable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imbuvable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.by.vabl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #61,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « imbuvable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
imbuvable is uncommon French at frequency #61,608 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.by.vabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for imbuvable, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is imbuvable, spelled I-M-B-U-V-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qu'il est difficile ou impossible de boire, à cause de son goût ou de sa nature.
- 2Qu’il convient de ne pas boire.
- 3Insupportable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how imbuvable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous trouvâmes-là un vin blanc du crû de la province, qui est si susceptible des impressions du temps que, lorsqu’il pleut, il devient imbuvable.
Et quand en 1840, notre vin de Moselle ne fut qu'un âpre verjus, nos vignerons, par dérision et par haine du Prussien, donnèrent sarcastiquement à ce vin imbuvable le sobriquet de : Hassenpflug.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "imbuvable"?
What does "imbuvable" mean?
How do you pronounce "imbuvable"?
What language does "imbuvable" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "imbuvable", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).