insensiblement
\ɛ̃.sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“insensiblement” is uncommon French (frequency #81,263 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,263
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière peu sensible, peu perceptible, peu à peu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-insensiblement · insensiblement · French
insensiblement · rank #81,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,263
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH insatisfaisan…
Nearest frequency peer: insatisfaisante (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « insensiblement »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- innervation
innervation
18,741 corpus weight
- innés
innés
18,740 corpus weight
- insatisfais…
insatisfaisante
18,739 corpus weight
- insensiblem…
insensiblement
18,738 corpus weight
- insistantes
insistantes
18,737 corpus weight
- inspires
inspires
18,736 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « insensiblement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insensiblement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #81,263 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « insensiblement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
insensiblement is uncommon French at frequency #81,263 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɑ̃.si.blə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière peu sensible, peu perceptible, peu à peu.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for insensiblement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is insensiblement, spelled I-N-S-E-N-S-I-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière peu sensible, peu perceptible, peu à peu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how insensiblement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il voyait bien qu'il devenait peu à peu, insensiblement, enclin à une moindre activité, mais il s'abandonnait voluptueusement...
La région que nous parcourons est une vaste plaine monotone, sans arbres et presque sans reliefs, qui s'élève insensiblement à fur et à mesure que nous avançons.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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