indécomposable

\ɛ̃.de.kɔ̃.pɔ.zabl\

/\ɛ̃.de.kɔ̃.pɔ.zabl\/ adj

The verdict

“indécomposable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-indecomposable · indécomposable · French

indécomposable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 indécomposable
PropertyValue
Headwordindécomposable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.de.kɔ̃.pɔ.zabl\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « indécomposable » en français

indécomposablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

indécomposable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.de.kɔ̃.pɔ.zabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne peut être décomposé.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for indécomposable, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is indécomposable, spelled I-N-D-É-C-O-M-P-O-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut être décomposé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le protoxide, gris-noir, indécomposable par le feu , brûlant comme l'amadou quand on le met en contact avec l'air, à une température un peu élevée.
  2. Un A-module M est dit indécomposable s’il n’est pas isomorphe à la somme directe de deux A-modules non nuls.

This word in other languages

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 "indécomposable"?
"indécomposable" is spelled I-N-D-É-C-O-M-P-O-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.de.kɔ̃.pɔ.zabl\.
What does "indécomposable" mean?
As an adjective, "indécomposable" means: Qui ne peut être décomposé.
How do you pronounce "indécomposable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indécomposable" is \ɛ̃.de.kɔ̃.pɔ.zabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indécomposable" come from?
"indécomposable" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list