incroyable

\ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl\

/\ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“incroyable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,596. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,596
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut pas être cru, ou qui est difficile à croire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incroyable · incroyable · French

incroyable · rank #1,596 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,596
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH immédiatement

Nearest frequency peer: immédiatement (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « incroyable »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « incroyable » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incroyable vs incroyables
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for incroyable
PropertyValue
Headwordincroyable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,596
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incroyable »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).incroyablese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « immédiatement » (#1,595), « jeunesse » (#1,597), « gagne » (#1,594). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incroyable » est au #1,596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around incroyable (IPA \ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,596 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for incroyable, with forms such as "icnroyable", "inccroyable", and "incoryable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incroyables", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is incroyable, spelled I-N-C-R-O-Y-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut pas être cru, ou qui est difficile à croire.
  2. 2
    Qui est excessif, extraordinaire, qui passe la croyance.
  3. 3
    Qui est étrange, ridicule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’effondrement, bien qu’il se produisît de toutes parts, demeurait inimaginable, incroyable.
  2. Cet auteur rapporte des faits incroyables.

Antonyms

croyable

This word in other languages

unbelievable(English)increíble(Español)unglaublich(Deutsch)inacreditável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnroyable
  • inccroyable
  • incoryable
  • incroayble
  • incroyabble
  • incroyabel
  • incroyablle
  • incroyalbe
  • incroybale
  • incroyyable
  • incrroyable
  • incryoable
  • inncroyable
  • inrcoyable
  • nicroyable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incroyable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnroyable2inccroyable1incoryable2incroayble2incroyabble1incroyabel2incroyablle1incroyalbe2
Edit distance from "incroyable"

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 "incroyable"?
"incroyable" is spelled I-N-C-R-O-Y-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl\.
What does "incroyable" mean?
As an adjective, "incroyable" means: Qui ne peut pas être cru, ou qui est difficile à croire.
What words are commonly confused with "incroyable"?
"incroyable" is commonly confused with "incroyables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incroyable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incroyable" is \ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incroyable" come from?
"incroyable" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

personnages15 variantsdécouverte15 variantsconscience15 variantsclairement15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list