indispensable

\ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl\

/\ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“indispensable” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,618
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont on ne peut se dispenser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-indispensable · indispensable · French

indispensable · rank #3,618 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,618
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intéressante

Nearest frequency peer: intéressante (+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 « indispensable »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « indispensable » 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).

indispensable vs indispensables
93% similar

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

Key facts for indispensable
PropertyValue
Headwordindispensable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl\
Letters13
Frequency rank#3,618
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « indispensable »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).indispensablese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intéressante » (#3,619), « généraux » (#3,616), « investir » (#3,620). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « indispensable » est au #3,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around indispensable (IPA \ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,618 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for indispensable, with forms such as "idnispensable", "inddispensable", and "indipsensable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "indispensables", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is indispensable, spelled I-N-D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dont on ne peut se dispenser.
  2. 2
    Qui est très nécessaire ; dont on ne peut se passer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous sommes si éloignés de connaître tous les agens ^([sic]) de la nature, et leurs divers modes d’action ; qu’il ne serait pas philosophique de nier les phénomènes, uniquement parce qu’ils sont inexplicables dans l’état actuel de nos connaissances. Seulement, nous devons les examiner avec une attention d’autant plus scrupuleuse, qu’il paraît plus diffici…
  2. Le coton brut contient 8% de matières grasses qu’il est indispensable de séparer par un traitement en autoclave qui dure quatre heures.

Antonyms

dispensable

This word in other languages

indispensable(English)imprescindible(Español)unerlässlich(Deutsch)indispensável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnispensable
  • inddispensable
  • indipsensable
  • indisepnsable
  • indispenasble
  • indispennsable
  • indispensabble
  • indispensabel
  • indispensablle
  • indispensalbe
  • indispensbale
  • indispenssable
  • indispesnable
  • indispnesable
  • indisppensable
  • indisspensable
  • indsipensable
  • inidspensable
  • inndispensable
  • nidispensable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idnispensable2inddispensable1indipsensable2indisepnsable2indispenasble2indispennsable1indispensabble1indispensabel2
Edit distance from "indispensable"

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 "indispensable"?
"indispensable" is spelled I-N-D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl\.
What does "indispensable" mean?
As an adjective, "indispensable" means: Dont on ne peut se dispenser.
What words are commonly confused with "indispensable"?
"indispensable" is commonly confused with "indispensables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indispensable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indispensable" is \ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indispensable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

correspondant#3,602concentration#3,669gouvernements#3,459apprentissage#3,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

internationaux20 variantsdépartements20 variantspersonnellement20 variantsexclusivement20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list