insoutenable
French, adjective/ɛ̃.sut.nabl/
insoutenable is spelled I-N-S-O-U-T-E-N-A-B-L-E (12 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written French, the 20,080th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insoutenable is a French adjective meaning “untenable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qu’on ne peut soutenir, défendre, justifier, en parlant des choses”.
What does insoutenable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
untenable
- 2
unbearable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qu’on ne peut soutenir, défendre, justifier, en parlant des choses. 2. Que l'on ne peut pas soutenir ou maintenir d'une manière durable. 3. Qu’on ne peut supporter, qui choque extrêmement en parlant des personnes et des choses.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of insoutenable
- insoutenables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insoutenable?
- /ɛ̃.sut.nabl/
- \ɛ̃.sut.nabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insoutenable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insoutenable in French?
insoutenable appears 2.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).