incompressible

\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl\/ adj

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The verdict

“incompressible” is uncommon French (frequency #52,114 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,114
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut être comprimé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incompressible · incompressible · French

incompressible · rank #52,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,114
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inclusions

Nearest frequency peer: inclusions (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « incompressible »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « incompressible » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for incompressible
PropertyValue
Headwordincompressible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl\
Letters14
Frequency rank#52,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « incompressible » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).incompressibletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « inclusions » (#52,113), « inconstance » (#52,115), « inadéquat » (#52,112). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incompressible » est au #52,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incompressible is uncommon French at frequency #52,114 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for incompressible in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is incompressible, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut être comprimé.
  2. 2
    Qualifie une peine qui ne peut faire l’objet d’aucune réduction.
  3. 3
    Irréductible, irrépressible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aucun corps matériel n’est absolument incompressible.
  2. Deux points sont apparus comme particulièrement difficiles: les peines incompressibles et la réforme de l’organisation judiciaire, a-t-on appris.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incompressible"?
"incompressible" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl\.
What does "incompressible" mean?
As an adjective, "incompressible" means: Qui ne peut être comprimé.
How do you pronounce "incompressible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incompressible" is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "incompressible", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list