impérissable
\ɛ̃.pe.ʁi.sabl\
The verdict
“impérissable” is uncommon French (frequency #54,016 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,016
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut périr.
Corpus desk
Index FR-imperissable · impérissable · French
impérissable · rank #54,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,016
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH impure
Nearest frequency peer: impure (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « impérissable »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- impies
impies
45,988 corpus weight
- impropres
impropres
45,987 corpus weight
- impure
impure
45,986 corpus weight
- impérissable
impérissable
45,985 corpus weight
- inadaptées
inadaptées
45,984 corpus weight
- inamovible
inamovible
45,983 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « impérissable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impérissable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.pe.ʁi.sabl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #54,016 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « impérissable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
impérissable is uncommon French at frequency #54,016 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.pe.ʁi.sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for impérissable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is impérissable, spelled I-M-P-É-R-I-S-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui ne peut périr.
- 2Qu’on suppose devoir durer très longtemps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how impérissable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certains philosophes soutiennent que la matière est impérissable.
Eh bien, continua Coconnas gravement, ce grand homme ne me paraît pas s’être abusé quand […] il regarde la vertu comme une plante balsamique d’un impérissable parfum et d’une efficacité souveraine pour la guérison des blessures.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).