incombustible
\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.bys.tibl\
The verdict
“incombustible” 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 être brûlé, qui ne se consume pas au feu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-incombustible · incombustible · French
incombustible · 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 | incombustible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.bys.tibl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
incombustible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.bys.tibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne peut être brûlé, qui ne se consume pas au feu.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for incombustible, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 incombustible, spelled I-N-C-O-M-B-U-S-T-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui ne peut être brûlé, qui ne se consume pas au feu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incombustible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les assistants ne demandaient pas mieux que de la laisser faire, croyant qu’elle était incombustible, et que le diable sauverait toujours une si méchante sorcière pour faire enrager les bons chrétiens.
L'amiante est incombustible et infusible; ce qui fait qu'on en fait des étoffes permettant d'être utilisées contre le feu.
This word in other languages
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.