insobriété

\ɛ̃.sɔ.bʁi.je.te\

/\ɛ̃.sɔ.bʁi.je.te\/ noun

The verdict

“insobriété” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absence de sobriété, manque de sobriété.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insobriete · insobriété · French

insobriété · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for insobriété
PropertyValue
Headwordinsobriété
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.sɔ.bʁi.je.te\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « insobriété » en français

insobriétén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insobriété is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɔ.bʁi.je.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Absence de sobriété, manque de sobriété.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for insobriété, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is insobriété, spelled I-N-S-O-B-R-I-É-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Absence de sobriété, manque de sobriété.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how insobriété appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Enfin l’insobriété est le plus grand obstacle à l’acclimatation, et c’est à ce fait qu’est due la supériorité des ouvriers méridionaux.
  2. Il pourrait réaliser tant de choses si seulement il buvait moins, mais nous ne pouvons pas le laisser exercer comme prédikant quand nous aurons pris Malacca, parce que son insobriété manifeste porterait ombrage au renom de la Compagnie.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insobriété"?
"insobriété" is spelled I-N-S-O-B-R-I-É-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sɔ.bʁi.je.te\.
What does "insobriété" mean?
As a noun, "insobriété" means: Absence de sobriété, manque de sobriété.
How do you pronounce "insobriété"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insobriété" is \ɛ̃.sɔ.bʁi.je.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insobriété" come from?
"insobriété" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list