indéfensable
\ɛ̃.de.fɑ̃.sabl\
The verdict
“indéfensable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indéfendable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-indefensable · indéfensable · French
indéfensable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indéfensable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.de.fɑ̃.sabl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « indéfensable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
indéfensable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.de.fɑ̃.sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indéfendable.".
indéfensable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 indéfensable, spelled I-N-D-É-F-E-N-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Indéfendable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how indéfensable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
CLIMENE. Je ne veux pas que ce soit pour l'amour de moi, mais pour l'amour de la raison: car enfin cette pièce, à le bien prendre, est tout-à-fait indéfensable, et je ne conçois pas…
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