insalubre
French, adjective/ɛ̃.sa.lybʁ/
insalubre is spelled I-N-S-A-L-U-B-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 36,297th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insalubre is a French adjective meaning “insalubrious, unhealthful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie un lieu où la santé est en danger par suite de mauvaises conditions environnantes”.
What does insalubre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
insalubrious, unhealthful
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie un lieu où la santé est en danger par suite de mauvaises conditions environnantes.
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 insalubre
- insalubres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insalubre?
- /ɛ̃.sa.lybʁ/
- \ɛ̃.sa.lybʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insalubre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insalubre in French?
insalubre appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).