insoutenable

\ɛ̃.sut.nabl\

/\ɛ̃.sut.nabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“insoutenable” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,171
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qu’on ne peut soutenir, défendre, justifier, en parlant des choses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insoutenable · insoutenable · French

insoutenable · rank #20,171 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,171
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH innovants

Nearest frequency peer: innovants (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « insoutenable »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « insoutenable » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for insoutenable
PropertyValue
Headwordinsoutenable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.sut.nabl\
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,171
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « insoutenable »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.insoutenablese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « innovants » (#20,170), « insuffisantes » (#20,172), « informaticien » (#20,169). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « insoutenable » est au #20,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around insoutenable (IPA \ɛ̃.sut.nabl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,171 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for insoutenable, with forms such as "innsoutenable", "inosutenable", and "insotuenable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is insoutenable, spelled I-N-S-O-U-T-E-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qu’on ne peut soutenir, défendre, justifier, en parlant des choses.
  2. 2
    Que l'on ne peut pas soutenir ou maintenir d'une manière durable.
  3. 3
    Qu’on ne peut supporter, qui choque extrêmement en parlant des personnes et des choses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À la rigueur on peut voir des liens entre une plante herbacée et un arbre de la forêt. Il est possible que l'humus produit par les feuilles de conifères conviennent à ces plantes, mais l'inverse est insoutenable.
  2. Au sens général, une dette devient insoutenable lorsqu'elle ne peut pas être remboursée. Autrement dit, une dette est insoutenable lorsqu'elle débouche sur une situation d'insolvabilité.

Synonyms

inacceptableinadmissibleindignantinsupportableintolérablerévoltantscandaleux

Antonyms

accommodantarrangeantcommodeconvenantplaisantsoutenabletolérablevivable

This word in other languages

unsustainable(English)unhaltbar(Deutsch)insustentável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innsoutenable
  • inosutenable
  • insotuenable
  • insouetnable
  • insouteanble
  • insoutenabble
  • insoutenabel
  • insoutenablle
  • insoutenalbe
  • insoutenbale
  • insoutennable
  • insoutneable
  • insouttenable
  • inssoutenable
  • insuotenable
  • isnoutenable
  • nisoutenable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insoutenable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

innsoutenable1inosutenable2insotuenable2insouetnable2insouteanble2insoutenabble1insoutenabel2insoutenablle1
Edit distance from "insoutenable"

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 "insoutenable"?
"insoutenable" is spelled I-N-S-O-U-T-E-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sut.nabl\.
What does "insoutenable" mean?
As an adjective, "insoutenable" means: Qu’on ne peut soutenir, défendre, justifier, en parlant des choses.
What are common misspellings of "insoutenable"?
Common misspellings include "innsoutenable", "inosutenable", "insotuenable", "insouetnable", "insouteanble". The correct spelling is "insoutenable".
How do you pronounce "insoutenable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insoutenable" is \ɛ̃.sut.nabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insoutenable" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impartialité#20,165fonctionnels#20,145passionnante#20,227présentaient#20,249

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

intrinsèque17 variantsinéluctable17 variantsmultipliant17 variantsbienfaisance17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list