impensable

\ɛ̃.pɑ̃.sabl\

/\ɛ̃.pɑ̃.sabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“impensable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,452. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,452
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut pas être compris par la pensée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-impensable · impensable · French

impensable · rank #17,452 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,452
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH impatiente

Nearest frequency peer: impatiente (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « impensable »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « impensable » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

impensable vs imposable
80% similar
impensable vs imprenable
80% similar
impensable vs impeccable
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for impensable
PropertyValue
Headwordimpensable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.pɑ̃.sabl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,452
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « impensable »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).impensablese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « impatiente » (#17,451), « implacable » (#17,453), « Igor » (#17,450). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « impensable » est au #17,452. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around impensable (IPA \ɛ̃.pɑ̃.sabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,452 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for impensable, with forms such as "imepnsable", "immpensable", and "impenasble". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "imposable", "imprenable", "impeccable", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is impensable, spelled I-M-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut pas être compris par la pensée.
  2. 2
    Qui ne peut pas être imaginé.
  3. 3
    Qui dépasse les limites raisonnables, qu’on ne peut pas admettre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’était impensable : pour imaginer le néant, il fallait qu’on se trouve déjà là, en plein monde et les yeux grands ouverts et vivant…
  2. On peut résumer la performance de Usian Bolt, médaillé d’or à l'épreuve du 200 mètres, hier à Pékin, comme un athlète qui rend l’impensable… facile !

Synonyms

inconcevableinimaginableincroyable

This word in other languages

unthinkable(English)undenkbar(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imepnsable
  • immpensable
  • impenasble
  • impennsable
  • impensabble
  • impensabel
  • impensablle
  • impensalbe
  • impensbale
  • impenssable
  • impesnable
  • impnesable
  • imppensable
  • ipmensable
  • mipensable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impensable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imepnsable2immpensable1impenasble2impennsable1impensabble1impensabel2impensablle1impensalbe2
Edit distance from "impensable"

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 "impensable"?
"impensable" is spelled I-M-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pɑ̃.sabl\.
What does "impensable" mean?
As an adjective, "impensable" means: Qui ne peut pas être compris par la pensée.
What words are commonly confused with "impensable"?
"impensable" is commonly confused with "imposable", "imprenable", "impeccable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "impensable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impensable" is \ɛ̃.pɑ̃.sabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impensable" come from?
"impensable" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "impensable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impatiente#17,451implacable#17,453injections#17,457instantané#17,459

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

mélancolie15 variantsorganisant15 variantsperpétuelle15 variantsconteneurs15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list