ininterprétable
\i.nɛ̃.tɛʁ.pʁe.tabl\
The verdict
“ininterprétable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas susceptible d’interprétation, car absolument clair, sans équivoque ni implicite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ininterpretable · ininterprétable · French
ininterprétable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | ininterprétable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.nɛ̃.tɛʁ.pʁe.tabl\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ininterprétable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ininterprétable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.nɛ̃.tɛʁ.pʁe.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ininterprétable, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ininterprétable, spelled I-N-I-N-T-E-R-P-R-É-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas susceptible d’interprétation, car absolument clair, sans équivoque ni implicite.
- 2Que l’on ne saurait interpréter, faute de données suffisantes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ininterprétable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais, comme il n’est pas donné à l’intelligence humaine de prévoir tous les cas possibles, ni de s’exprimer d’une maniere ininterprétable, on avoit établi une Cour d’Equité pour tempérer la sévérité de la lettre de la loi dans les circonstances, qui demandoient, qu’on s’écartât de la rigueur.
… leur auteur, qui non-seulement n’a jamais attaqué son propre contrat, mais encore ordonne explicitement par son testament, et d’une manière ininterprétable, que son dit contrat ressortira son plein et entier effet.
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.