incompréhensiblement

\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\/ adv

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.

Key facts for incompréhensiblement
PropertyValue
Headwordincompréhensiblement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « incompréhensiblement » en français

incompréhensiblementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    D’une manière incompréhensible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how incompréhensiblement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incompréhensiblement"?
"incompréhensiblement" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\.
What does "incompréhensiblement" mean?
As an adverb, "incompréhensiblement" means: D’une manière incompréhensible.
How do you pronounce "incompréhensiblement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incompréhensiblement" is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list