insubornable

\ɛ̃.sy.bɔʁ.nabl\

/\ɛ̃.sy.bɔʁ.nabl\/ adj

The verdict

“insubornable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l’on ne peut pas suborner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insubornable · insubornable · French

insubornable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for insubornable
PropertyValue
Headwordinsubornable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.sy.bɔʁ.nabl\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « insubornable » en français

insubornablesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insubornable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.sy.bɔʁ.nabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l’on ne peut pas suborner.".

Zero misspellings are on record for insubornable in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is insubornable, spelled I-N-S-U-B-O-R-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que l’on ne peut pas suborner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et la raison qui n’a presque plus rien à faire devant cette volonté, séduite et livrée à la recherche de biens indigne d’elle, se replie inflexible et devient ce témoin insubornable et accusateur qui est la conscience, la conscience morale.
  2. Niant la réalité de la découverte faite à Saint-Domingue, l’Académie d’histoire s’en prend surtout à la planchette d’argent. C’est que cette plaque d’argent est là, imposante attestation, insubornable témoin de la réalité. Que lui objecter qui soit rationnel ?

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insubornable"?
"insubornable" is spelled I-N-S-U-B-O-R-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sy.bɔʁ.nabl\.
What does "insubornable" mean?
As an adjective, "insubornable" means: Que l’on ne peut pas suborner.
How do you pronounce "insubornable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insubornable" is \ɛ̃.sy.bɔʁ.nabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insubornable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list