insupportable
French, adjective/ɛ̃.sy.pɔʁ.tabl/
insupportable is spelled I-N-S-U-P-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E (13 letters) and appears 9.5 times per million words in written French, the 6,944th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insupportable is a French adjective meaning “unbearable, intolerable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qu’il est impossible ou très difficile de supporter, d’endurer”.
What does insupportable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unbearable, intolerable
- 2
insufferable, impossible (exceedingly irritating)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qu’il est impossible ou très difficile de supporter, d’endurer. 2. Qui est extrêmement désagréable ; exaspérant.
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 insupportable
- insupportables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insupportable?
- /ɛ̃.sy.pɔʁ.tabl/
- \ɛ̃.sy.pɔʁ.tabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insupportable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insupportable in French?
insupportable appears 9.5 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).