intransmissible

\ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\

/\ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui ne peut être transmis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intransmissible · intransmissible · French

intransmissible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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 intransmissible
PropertyValue
Headwordintransmissible
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « intransmissible » en français

intransmissiblereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

intransmissible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne peut être transmis.".

No misspelling variants are generated for intransmissible in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 intransmissible, spelled I-N-T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui ne peut être transmis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 28 mai 1941 – Finalement, je crois que la poésie est d’une époque, ou d’une civilisation et qu’elle est intransmissible. J’aime mieux Rutebeuf qu’un Nô japonais, même écrit au XXe siècle.

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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 "intransmissible"?
"intransmissible" is spelled I-N-T-R-A-N-S-M-I-S-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\.
What does "intransmissible" mean?
As an adjective, "intransmissible" means: Qui ne peut être transmis.
How do you pronounce "intransmissible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intransmissible" is \ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.mi.sibl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intransmissible" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list