insondable

\ɛ̃.sɔ̃.dabl\

/\ɛ̃.sɔ̃.dabl\/ adj

The verdict

“insondable” is uncommon French (frequency #50,300 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,300
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut être sondé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insondable · insondable · French

insondable · rank #50,300 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,300
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH insensées

Nearest frequency peer: insensées (-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 « insondable »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « insondable » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for insondable
PropertyValue
Headwordinsondable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.sɔ̃.dabl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « insondable » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).insondabletombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « insensées » (#50,299), « insuccès » (#50,301), « ino » (#50,298). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « insondable » est au #50,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insondable is uncommon French at frequency #50,300 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɔ̃.dabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for insondable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is insondable, spelled I-N-S-O-N-D-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut être sondé.
  2. 2
    Qui ne peut être exploré ou délimité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un gouffre insondable.
  2. Au milieu de l’insondable obscurité, dont s’enveloppe le Kara-Koum, j’éprouve l’impression que donne l’immensité nocturne de la mer autour d’un navire.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insondable"?
"insondable" is spelled I-N-S-O-N-D-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sɔ̃.dabl\.
What does "insondable" mean?
As an adjective, "insondable" means: Qui ne peut être sondé.
How do you pronounce "insondable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insondable" is \ɛ̃.sɔ̃.dabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insondable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "insondable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list