incontournable
French, adjective/ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl/
incontournable is spelled I-N-C-O-N-T-O-U-R-N-A-B-L-E (14 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written French, the 8,672nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incontournable is a French adjective meaning “unmissable, unavoidable, essential, inescapable, indispensable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Que l'on ne peut contourner”.
What does incontournable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unmissable, unavoidable, essential, inescapable, indispensable
Les Jeux Olympiques sont un évènement incontournable.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que l'on ne peut contourner. 2. Qui est obligatoire, obligé ou inévitable.
noun: 1. Personne ou chose inévitable, dont on ne peut pas se passer.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of incontournable
- incontournables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incontournable?
- /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl/
- \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.tuʁ.nabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incontournable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incontournable in French?
incontournable appears 7.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).