improbable

\ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl\

/\ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl\/ adj

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The verdict

“improbable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,676
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’a pas de probabilité ; qui n’est pas probable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-improbable · improbable · French

improbable · rank #9,676 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,676
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH impressionnan…

Nearest frequency peer: impressionnante (-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 « improbable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « improbable » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

improbable vs improbables
91% similar
improbable vs imposable
80% similar
improbable vs imprenable
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for improbable
PropertyValue
Headwordimprobable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,676
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « improbable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.improbablese 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 « impressionnante » (#9,675), « indigne » (#9,677), « impossibilité » (#9,674). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « improbable » est au #9,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around improbable (IPA \ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,676 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for improbable, with forms such as "immprobable", "imporbable", and "impprobable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "improbables", "imposable", "imprenable", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is improbable, spelled I-M-P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’a pas de probabilité ; qui n’est pas probable.
  2. 2
    Invraisemblable ; incroyable ; inattendu ; excentrique ; curieux ; insolite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lorsqu'on veut se figurer la cosmogenèse, c'est une aventure étrange, assez récente, pareille en somme à ce que serait une explosion hiroshimesque aperçue au ralenti : à partir d'un moment improbable, une avalanche de nébuleuses ignées, qui fuient.
  2. Un tel milieu est susceptible de protoner tout substrat organique et de favoriser des réactions improbables en chimie classique.

Antonyms

probable

This word in other languages

unlikely(English)unwahrscheinlich(Deutsch)improvável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immprobable
  • imporbable
  • impprobable
  • imprboable
  • improabble
  • improbabble
  • improbabel
  • improbablle
  • improbalbe
  • improbbable
  • improbbale
  • imprrobable
  • imrpobable
  • ipmrobable
  • miprobable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of improbable - 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.

immprobable1imporbable2impprobable1imprboable2improabble2improbabble1improbabel2improbablle1
Edit distance from "improbable"

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 "improbable"?
"improbable" is spelled I-M-P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl\.
What does "improbable" mean?
As an adjective, "improbable" means: Qui n’a pas de probabilité ; qui n’est pas probable.
What words are commonly confused with "improbable"?
"improbable" is commonly confused with "improbables", "imposable", "imprenable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "improbable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "improbable" is \ɛ̃.pʁɔ.babl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "improbable" come from?
"improbable" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

homosexuel#9,670Hollandais#9,669organisent#9,712cotisation#9,631

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

défendent15 variantsdécrocher15 variantsoriginaires15 variantsparviennent15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list