inespérable
\in.ɛs.pe.ʁabl\
The verdict
“inespérable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l'on ne peut pas espérer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inesperable · inespérable · French
inespérable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | inespérable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \in.ɛs.pe.ʁabl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
inespérable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \in.ɛs.pe.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l'on ne peut pas espérer.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for inespérable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is inespérable, spelled I-N-E-S-P-É-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Que l'on ne peut pas espérer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how inespérable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Faut-il — vraiment — qu'une société catholique soit agonisante, perdue sans ressources, enterrable à courte échéance, pour qu'il ne se soit pas levé au milieu d'elle un seul être généreux et intelligent, qui prît sur lui d'annoncer à l'idiote cohue l'aubaine infinie de cet inespérable renfort !
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