indéfendable
\ɛ̃.de.fɑ̃.dabl\
The verdict
“indéfendable” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #40,813 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #40,813
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui ne peut être défendu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indéfendable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.de.fɑ̃.dabl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #40,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “indéfendable” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for indéfendable is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.de.fɑ̃.dabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #40,813 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui ne peut être défendu.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for indéfendable, with forms such as "idnéfendable", "inddéfendable", and "indefendable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 indéfendable, spelled I-N-D-É-F-E-N-D-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui ne peut être défendu.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: idnéfendable,inddéfendable,indefendable,indféendable,indéefndable,indéfednable,indéfenadble,indéfendabble,indéfendabel,indéfendablle,indéfendalbe,indéfendbale,indéfenddable,indéfenndable,indéffendable,indéfnedable,inndéfendable,inédfendable,nidéfendable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indéfendable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “indéfendable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-D-É-F-E-N-D-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃.de.fɑ̃.dabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.