inapprochable
\i.na.pʁɔ.ʃabl\
The verdict
“inapprochable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut pas être approché.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inapprochable · inapprochable · French
inapprochable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | inapprochable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.na.pʁɔ.ʃabl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
inapprochable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.na.pʁɔ.ʃabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne peut pas être approché.".
inapprochable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inapprochable, spelled I-N-A-P-P-R-O-C-H-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui ne peut pas être approché.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inapprochable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On voyait souvent dans ses yeux brasiller quelque chose de furieux, qui le rendoit inapprochable.
Ces peuples faisoient des courses dans la mer Noire, pilloient les vaisseaux qu’ils rencontroient ; & quelquefois même ils faisoient des descentes dans les villages situés sur les côtes de la mer, & revenoient, chargés de butin, se réfugier dans ce port, comme dans un asile sûr & inapprochable.
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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.