imperceptible
French, adjective/ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl/
imperceptible is spelled I-M-P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-B-L-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 47,227th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Imperceptible is a French adjective meaning “imperceptible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne peut être perçu par les sens”.
What does imperceptible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
imperceptible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne peut être perçu par les sens. 2. Qui ne peut être perçu par l’esprit, qui échappe à l’attention. 3. Qui est insignifiant, de peu d’importance.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of imperceptible
- imperceptibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce imperceptible?
- /ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl/
- \ɛ̃.pɛʁ.sɛp.tibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to imperceptible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is imperceptible in French?
imperceptible appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).