instable

/\ɛ̃s.tabl\/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,077

in French word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

instable is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui manque de stabilité. Pronounced \ɛ̃s.tabl\. Often confused with instance and installe.

Key facts for instable
PropertyValue
Headwordinstable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ɛ̃s.tabl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,077
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of instable in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for instable is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃s.tabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,077 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for instable, with forms such as "innstable", "insatble", and "insstable". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "instance", "installe", "instaure", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is instable, spelled I-N-S-T-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui manque de stabilité.
  2. 2
    Qualifie un équilibre qui se détruit au moindre déplacement.
  3. 3
    Qui n'est pas régulier, qui varie.
  4. 4
    Qui se défait aisément.
  5. 5
    Qui perd facilement ses qualités mécaniques ou physiques.
  6. 6
    Qualifie un peuplement qui montre une vulnérabilité élevée aux dégâts causés par le vent.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: innstable,insatble,insstable,instabble,instabel,instablle,instalbe,instbale,insttable,intsable,isntable,nistable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for instable

Misspelling Variants of "instable"

innstable9insatble8insstable9instabble9instabel8instablle9instalbe8instbale8
Misspelling Variants of "instable"

Frequency rank: #11,077 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "instable"?
"instable" is spelled I-N-S-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃s.tabl\.
What does "instable" mean?
As an adj, "instable" means: Qui manque de stabilité.
What words are commonly confused with "instable"?
"instable" is commonly confused with "instance", "installe", "instaure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "instable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "instable" is \ɛ̃s.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "instable" come from?
"instable" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.