incompréhensiblement
\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“incompréhensiblement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière incompréhensible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-incomprehensiblement · incompréhensiblement · French
incompréhensiblement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | incompréhensiblement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
incompréhensiblement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière incompréhensible.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for incompréhensiblement, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is incompréhensiblement, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière incompréhensible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incompréhensiblement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chaque instant augmentait son estime pour lui; et cette estime singulière lui causait de si forts battements de cœur, qu’elle pouvait à peine respirer dans l’atmosphère embrasée par la respiration de cet homme incompréhensiblement sympathique.
Cher frère, le voilà mort, mort! Vous dire ce que ce mot fait sur moi, ce qu’il a d’incompréhensiblement douloureux! Non, je ne puis me faire à cette pensée de séparation élernelle, ne plus le trouver nulle part sur la terre!
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.