incomestible
\ɛ̃.kɔ.mɛs.tibl\
The verdict
“incomestible” 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) - Qui n’est pas comestible, immangeable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-incomestible · incomestible · French
incomestible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | incomestible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.kɔ.mɛs.tibl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
incomestible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.kɔ.mɛs.tibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for incomestible, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is incomestible, spelled I-N-C-O-M-E-S-T-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas comestible, immangeable.
- 2Insupportable, indigeste ou de mauvaise qualité.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incomestible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les fragments [d'os de brebis foudroyées] s’en sont répandus dans la chair de manière à la rendre incomestible.
Je revoyais Albertine s’asseyant à son pianola, rose sous ses cheveux noirs ; je sentais, sur mes lèvres qu’elle essayait d’écarter, sa langue, sa langue maternelle, incomestible, nourricière et sainte dont la flamme et la rosée secrètes faisaient que, même quand Albertine la faisait seulement glisser à la surface de mon cou, de mon ventre, ces caresses s…
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