impermeable

Name: impermeable, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ɪmpɛʁmeˈaːblə\

/\ɪmpɛʁmeˈaːblə\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“impermeable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French: 11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de impermeabel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-impermeable · impermeable · French

impermeable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for impermeable
Property	Value
Headword	impermeable
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\ɪmpɛʁmeˈaːblə\
Letters	11
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « impermeable » en français

impermeablen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impermeable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɪmpɛʁmeˈaːblə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for impermeable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is impermeable, spelled I-M-P-E-R-M-E-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de impermeabel.
2
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de impermeabel.
3
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de impermeabel.
4
Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de impermeabel.
5
Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de impermeabel.
6
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de impermeabel.
7
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de impermeabel.
8
Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de impermeabel.
9
Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de impermeabel.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impermeable"?

"impermeable" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-M-E-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɪmpɛʁmeˈaːblə\.

What does "impermeable" mean?

As an adjective, "impermeable" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de impermeabel.

How do you pronounce "impermeable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impermeable" is \ɪmpɛʁmeˈaːblə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "impermeable" come from?

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