immaniable
\ɛ̃.ma.ni.abl\
The verdict
“immaniable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l’on ne peut tenir en main ; impalpable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-immaniable · immaniable · French
immaniable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | immaniable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.ma.ni.abl\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
immaniable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.ma.ni.abl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for immaniable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 immaniable, spelled I-M-M-A-N-I-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Que l’on ne peut tenir en main ; impalpable.
- 2Qui n’est pas maniable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how immaniable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour le moins, suivant la Loi Géométrique des Sciences, devroit-on passer regulierement & pas à pas du connu à l’inconnu, de la Pratique à la Théorie, de l’Observation à l’expérience, de l’expérience au raisonnement, des couleurs terrestres, grossieres, palpables & usuelles, aux couleurs célestes & immaniables de l’Arc-en-ciel.
On n’est qu’ombre, qu’esprit, qu’image, que fantôme ; Immaniable, ainsi qu’un insensible atome, Qui se glisse, s’échappe, à tout embrassement ;
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.