intransposable
\ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.po.zabl\
The verdict
“intransposable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l’on ne peut pas transposer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-intransposable · intransposable · French
intransposable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intransposable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.po.zabl\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « intransposable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
intransposable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tʁɑ̃s.po.zabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l’on ne peut pas transposer.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for intransposable, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is intransposable, spelled I-N-T-R-A-N-S-P-O-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Que l’on ne peut pas transposer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intransposable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En français, et dans toutes les langues plus particulièrement assujetties à l’ordre grammatical, le complément prochain, le complément nécessaire, est ordinairement intransposable ….
Prière non formulée et intransposable sur le clavier de n’importe quel langage, dont le désir sensuel est, peut-être, un distant symbole, dégradé, mais intelligible.
Antonyms
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.