inextinguible
French, adjective/i.nɛk.stɛ̃.ɡibl/
inextinguible is spelled I-N-E-X-T-I-N-G-U-I-B-L-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 88,451st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inextinguible is a French adjective meaning “inextinguishable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui ne peut s’éteindre”.
What does inextinguible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inextinguishable
- 2
unquenchable; uncontrollable, unstoppable
une soif inextinguible de savoir
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 s’éteindre. 2. Qui ne s’éteint pas, ne peut disparaître, s’oublier, cesser, se réprimer. 3. Éternel.
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 inextinguible
- inextinguibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inextinguible?
- /i.nɛk.stɛ̃.ɡibl/
- \i.nɛk.stɛ̃.ɡibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inextinguible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inextinguible in French?
inextinguible appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).