insolvable
\ɛ̃.sɔl.vabl\
The verdict
“insolvable” is uncommon French (frequency #58,688 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,688
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’a pas de quoi payer ce qu’il doit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-insolvable · insolvable · French
insolvable · rank #58,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,688
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH inquisiteurs
Nearest frequency peer: inquisiteurs (-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 « insolvable »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- inhibitions
inhibitions
41,316 corpus weight
- inoccupés
inoccupés
41,315 corpus weight
- inquisiteurs
inquisiteurs
41,314 corpus weight
- insolvable
insolvable
41,313 corpus weight
- installateur
installateur
41,312 corpus weight
- institution…
institutionnalisée
41,311 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « insolvable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insolvable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.sɔl.vabl\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #58,688 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « insolvable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
insolvable is uncommon French at frequency #58,688 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɔl.vabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui n’a pas de quoi payer ce qu’il doit.".
Zero misspellings are on record for insolvable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is insolvable, spelled I-N-S-O-L-V-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui n’a pas de quoi payer ce qu’il doit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how insolvable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces gens-là savent bien qu’ils sont exposés à des dommages-intérêts et même à la prison ; mais que leur importe ? ils ont changé d’habit, donné un faux nom et une fausse adresse et par-dessus tout ils sont insolvables.
Les avoués ne pourront enchérir pour les personnes notoirement insolvables.
This word in other languages
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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