intolérable
French, adjective/ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl/
intolérable is spelled I-N-T-O-L-É-R-A-B-L-E (11 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written French, the 17,096th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Intolérable is a French adjective meaning “intolerable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qu’on ne saurait tolérer ; inadmissible, inacceptable”.
What does intolérable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
intolerable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qu’on ne saurait tolérer ; inadmissible, inacceptable. 2. Qu’on ne peut supporter ou endurer ; qui est insupportable.
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 intolérable
- intolérables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intolérable?
- /ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl/
- \ɛ̃.tɔ.le.ʁabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to intolérable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is intolérable in French?
intolérable appears 2.7 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).