imitable

\i.mi.tabl\

/\i.mi.tabl\/ adj

The verdict

“imitable” 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) - Qui peut être imité, qui est digne d’être imité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imitable · imitable · French

imitable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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 imitable
PropertyValue
Headwordimitable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.mi.tabl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « imitable » en français

imitablesiège 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

imitable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.mi.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être imité, qui est digne d’être imité.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for imitable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is imitable, spelled I-M-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être imité, qui est digne d’être imité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cette action est plus admirable qu’imitable.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imitable"?
"imitable" is spelled I-M-I-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.mi.tabl\.
What does "imitable" mean?
As an adjective, "imitable" means: Qui peut être imité, qui est digne d’être imité.
How do you pronounce "imitable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imitable" is \i.mi.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imitable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list