inexcitable

\i.nɛk.si.tabl\

/\i.nɛk.si.tabl\/ adj

The verdict

“inexcitable” 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) - Ne pouvant être excité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inexcitable · inexcitable · French

inexcitable · 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.

Key facts for inexcitable
PropertyValue
Headwordinexcitable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.nɛk.si.tabl\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « inexcitable » en français

inexcitablesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inexcitable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.nɛk.si.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne pouvant être excité.".

inexcitable has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inexcitable, spelled I-N-E-X-C-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ne pouvant être excité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un doux sommeil amy Vint rendre au mesme temps tout son corps endormy, Sommeil assoupissant, toutesfois agreable, Endormissement lourd, pesant, inexcitable, Qui l’abbat sans nul soing, & charmeur l’embrassant Presque comme une mort sur luy se va glissant.
  2. Il reconnaît qu’il y a une partie excitable, et une partie inexcitable ; mais il ne se préoccupe pas de savoir si les excitations électriques agissent sur la substance blanche ou la substance grise.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inexcitable"?
"inexcitable" is spelled I-N-E-X-C-I-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.nɛk.si.tabl\.
What does "inexcitable" mean?
As an adjective, "inexcitable" means: Ne pouvant être excité.
How do you pronounce "inexcitable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inexcitable" is \i.nɛk.si.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inexcitable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list