impraticable

\ɛ̃.pʁa.ti.kabl\

/\ɛ̃.pʁa.ti.kabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“impraticable” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,939
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut se faire, s’exécuter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-impraticable · impraticable · French

impraticable · rank #42,939 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,939
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH implicites

Nearest frequency peer: implicites (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « impraticable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « impraticable » 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 impraticable
PropertyValue
Headwordimpraticable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.pʁa.ti.kabl\
Letters12
Frequency rank#42,939
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « impraticable »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).impraticablese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « implicites » (#42,938), « improvisations » (#42,940), « impasses » (#42,937). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « impraticable » est au #42,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around impraticable (IPA \ɛ̃.pʁa.ti.kabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,939 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for impraticable, with forms such as "immpraticable", "imparticable", and "imppraticable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is impraticable, spelled I-M-P-R-A-T-I-C-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut se faire, s’exécuter.
  2. 2
    Qualifie les lieux où l’on ne peut passer, où l’on ne passe qu’avec beaucoup de difficulté.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Deux systèmes sont en présence […]. Le premier est impraticable, le second donnerait lieu à des glissements qui iraient à l'encontre du but proposé.
  2. Mais nous avons vu comment Saint Louis, poussé par ses convictions religieuses, voulut rendre l'usure impraticable.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpraticable
  • imparticable
  • imppraticable
  • impraitcable
  • impratciable
  • impratiacble
  • impraticabble
  • impraticabel
  • impraticablle
  • impraticalbe
  • impraticbale
  • impraticcable
  • impratticable
  • imprraticable
  • imprtaicable
  • imrpaticable
  • ipmraticable
  • mipraticable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of impraticable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

immpraticable1imparticable2imppraticable1impraitcable2impratciable2impratiacble2impraticabble1impraticabel2
Edit distance from "impraticable"

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 "impraticable"?
"impraticable" is spelled I-M-P-R-A-T-I-C-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pʁa.ti.kabl\.
What does "impraticable" mean?
As an adjective, "impraticable" means: Qui ne peut se faire, s’exécuter.
What are common misspellings of "impraticable"?
Common misspellings include "immpraticable", "imparticable", "imppraticable", "impraitcable", "impratciable". The correct spelling is "impraticable".
How do you pronounce "impraticable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impraticable" is \ɛ̃.pʁa.ti.kabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impraticable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

instantanés18 variantsextravagante18 variantsprédominant18 variantsbranchement18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list