indispensable
French, adjective/ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl/
indispensable is spelled I-N-D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E (13 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written French, the 3,602nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indispensable is a French adjective meaning “indispensable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont on ne peut se dispenser”.
What does indispensable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
indispensable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dont on ne peut se dispenser. 2. Qui est très nécessaire ; dont on ne peut se passer.
noun: 1. Ce qui est nécessaire pour vivre. 2. Appellation du pantalon porté sous leurs jupes par les femmes françaises au XIXe siècle.
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 indispensable
- indispensables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indispensable?
- /ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl/
- \ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl\
- [ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indispensable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indispensable in French?
indispensable appears 21 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).