impossible
French, noun/ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl/
impossible is spelled I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears 95 times per million words in written French, the 871st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impossible is a French masculine noun meaning “the impossible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui ne peut être, ne peut se faire”.
What does impossible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
impossible
Il est impossible que Dieu mente.
- 2
unbearable
Cet enfant est impossible !
noun
- 1
masculinethe impossible
promettre l'impossible
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 ; qui ne se peut faire. 2. Invraisemblable. 3. Insupportable.
noun: 1. Ce qui ne peut être, ne peut se faire. 2. Ce qui est difficile à faire 3. Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
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 impossible
- impossibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impossible?
- /ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl/
- \ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl\
- [ɛ̃.pɔ.sibl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impossible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impossible in French?
impossible appears 95 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).