insaisissable
French, adjective/ɛ̃.sɛ.zi.sabl/
insaisissable is spelled I-N-S-A-I-S-I-S-S-A-B-L-E (13 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insaisissable is a French adjective meaning “elusive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Que l’on ne peut saisir valablement”.
What does insaisissable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
elusive
- 2
imperceptible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que l’on ne peut saisir valablement. 2. Dont on ne parvient pas à s’emparer. 3. Qui ne peut être saisi par l’esprit. 4. Qualifie une personne si occupée, si affairée que l’on ne peut avoir un entretien avec elle ni même la rencontrer.
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 insaisissable
- insaisissables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insaisissable?
- /ɛ̃.sɛ.zi.sabl/
- /ɛ̃.se.zi.sabl/
- \ɛ̃.se.zi.sabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insaisissable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insaisissable in French?
insaisissable appears 1.4 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).