insoutenable
\ɛ̃.sut.nabl\
The verdict
“insoutenable” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #20,171 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #20,171
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qu’on ne peut soutenir, défendre, justifier, en parlant des choses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insoutenable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.sut.nabl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #20,171 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “insoutenable” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for insoutenable is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.sut.nabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,171 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Qu’on ne peut soutenir, défendre, justifier, en parlant des choses.
- 2Que l'on ne peut pas soutenir ou maintenir d'une manière durable.
- 3Qu’on ne peut supporter, qui choque extrêmement en parlant des personnes et des choses.
This word in other languages
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.
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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Using “insoutenable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-S-O-U-T-E-N-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃.sut.nabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.