intenable
French, adjective/ɛ̃t.nabl/
intenable is spelled I-N-T-E-N-A-B-L-E (9 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,795th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intenable is a French adjective meaning “untenable, indefensible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Que l’on ne peut tenir”.
What does intenable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
untenable, indefensible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que l’on ne peut tenir. 2. Où l’on ne peut se maintenir.
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 intenable
- intenables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intenable?
- /ɛ̃t.nabl/
- \ɛ̃.tə.nabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intenable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intenable in French?
intenable appears 1.6 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).