insociable
\ɛ̃.sɔ.sjabl\
The verdict
“insociable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui n’est pas sociable ; qui n’aime pas vivre avec les autres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-insociable · insociable · French
insociable · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insociable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.sɔ.sjabl\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
insociable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɔ.sjabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
insociable has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is insociable, spelled I-N-S-O-C-I-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas sociable ; qui n’aime pas vivre avec les autres.
- 2Qui contrarie la vie sociale.
- 3Qui ne crée pas de liens.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how insociable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je l’avais connu, un soir, par hasard, je ne sais plus où ; et, bien qu’il ne fût pas ordinairement expansif, bien qu’il eût la réputation d’être misanthrope, insociable et méchant, il me prit, tout de suite, en affection.
Une tête dorée, immobile aux aguets entre des touffes de scabieuses et d’orpin jaune, un regard sérieux et presque insociable, c’est tout ce que j’eus d’elle ce jour-là.
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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.