imprévoyable
\ɛ̃.pʁe.vwa.jabl\
The verdict
“imprévoyable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imprévisible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-imprevoyable · imprévoyable · French
imprévoyable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imprévoyable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.pʁe.vwa.jabl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
imprévoyable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.pʁe.vwa.jabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Imprévisible.".
imprévoyable has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 imprévoyable, spelled I-M-P-R-É-V-O-Y-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Imprévisible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how imprévoyable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour les vérifier, il fallait d'abord qu'il le devînt, ce qui paraissait impossible ; il fallait qu'il le restât longtemps, ce qui était imprévoyable.
Elle remonte dans les profondeurs inconnues du passé, embrasse le présent si multiple, et descend dans l'avenir infini et imprévoyable.
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.