incroyable
French, noun/ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl/
incroyable is spelled I-N-C-R-O-Y-A-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears 52 times per million words in written French, the 1,592nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incroyable is a French masculine noun meaning “During the revolutionary period in France, a young man who wore extravagant clothes and affected a particular speaking style” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Jeune homme de l'époque révolutionnaire en France, portant une tenue extravagante et affectant une façon de…”.
What does incroyable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
incredible
noun
- 1
masculineDuring the revolutionary period in France, a young man who wore extravagant clothes and affected a particular speaking style
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne peut pas être cru, ou qui est difficile à croire. 2. Qui est excessif, extraordinaire, qui passe la croyance. 3. Qui est étrange, ridicule.
noun: 1. Jeune homme de l'époque révolutionnaire en France, portant une tenue extravagante et affectant une façon de parler particulière.
noun: 1. Homme suivant le courant de la mode durant le Directoire.
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 incroyable
- incroyables plural
- Incroyables plural
- Merveilleuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incroyable?
- /ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl/
- \ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl\
- [ɛ̃.kʁwa.jabl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incroyable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incroyable in French?
incroyable appears 52 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).