imperceptible

\ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl\

/\ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl\/ adj

The verdict

“imperceptible” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,390
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut être perçu par les sens.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imperceptible · imperceptible · French

imperceptible · rank #47,390 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,390
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH illuminent

Nearest frequency peer: illuminent (-2 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 « imperceptible »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « imperceptible » 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
Key facts for imperceptible
PropertyValue
Headwordimperceptible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl\
Letters13
Frequency rank#47,390
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « imperceptible »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « illuminent » (#47,388), « incestueux » (#47,392), « Iglesias » (#47,387). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « imperceptible » est au #47,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around imperceptible (IPA \ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,390 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for imperceptible, with forms such as "imeprceptible", "immperceptible", and "impecreptible". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is imperceptible, spelled I-M-P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut être perçu par les sens.
  2. 2
    Qui ne peut être perçu par l’esprit, qui échappe à l’attention.
  3. 3
    Qui est insignifiant, de peu d’importance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cela fait belle lurette que le long rail soudé en sections de 80 mètres à joints de dilatation imperceptibles sur traverses de béton, a remplacé le bon vieux rail de grand-papa & ses traverses de bois créosotées.
  2. Une odeur si légère et si délicate qu’elle est presque imperceptible.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imeprceptible
  • immperceptible
  • impecreptible
  • impercceptible
  • impercepitble
  • impercepptible
  • imperceptbile
  • imperceptibble
  • imperceptibel
  • imperceptiblle
  • imperceptilbe
  • impercepttible
  • impercetpible
  • impercpetible
  • imperecptible
  • imperrceptible
  • impperceptible
  • impreceptible
  • ipmerceptible
  • miperceptible

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imeprceptible2immperceptible1impecreptible2impercceptible1impercepitble2impercepptible1imperceptbile2imperceptibble1
Edit distance from "imperceptible"

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 "imperceptible"?
"imperceptible" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl\.
What does "imperceptible" mean?
As an adjective, "imperceptible" means: Qui ne peut être perçu par les sens.
What are common misspellings of "imperceptible"?
Common misspellings include "imeprceptible", "immperceptible", "impecreptible", "impercceptible", "impercepitble". The correct spelling is "imperceptible".
How do you pronounce "imperceptible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imperceptible" is \ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imperceptible" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list