inexplicable
French, adjective/i.nɛk.spli.kabl/
inexplicable is spelled I-N-E-X-P-L-I-C-A-B-L-E (12 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 21,879th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inexplicable is a French adjective meaning “inexplicable, unexplainable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne peut être expliqué ; qui est incompréhensible”.
What does inexplicable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inexplicable, unexplainable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui ne peut être expliqué ; qui est incompréhensible. 2. Qui est bizarre, étrange, parce qu’on ne peut en rendre compte.
noun: 1. Ce qui ne peut pas être expliqué ou compris.
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 inexplicable
- inexplicables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inexplicable?
- /i.nɛk.spli.kabl/
- \i.nɛks.pli.kabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inexplicable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inexplicable in French?
inexplicable appears 1.8 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).