improbe
\ɛ̃.pʁɔb\
The verdict
“improbe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui manque de probité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-improbe · improbe · French
improbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | improbe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.pʁɔb\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « improbe » en français
Rare enough to double-check
improbe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.pʁɔb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui manque de probité.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for improbe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is improbe, spelled I-M-P-R-O-B-E.
Definition
- 1Qui manque de probité.
Synonyms
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.