intraversable
\ɛ̃.tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\
The verdict
“intraversable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qu’on ne peut traverser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-intraversable · intraversable · French
intraversable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | intraversable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « intraversable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
intraversable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qu’on ne peut traverser.".
No misspelling variants are generated for intraversable in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is intraversable, spelled I-N-T-R-A-V-E-R-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qu’on ne peut traverser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how intraversable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les Physiciens disent que des corps sont intraversables par d’autres corps quand il n’est pas possible que les raïons de lumiere, ou que les écoulemens, les vapeurs, les exhalaisons des autres corps les pénétrent ou les traversent.
Ce qu’ils [les Anglais] avaient le plus à craindre, et bien plus qu’une invasion du Prétendant, c’était que la France ne refît ces terribles nids de corsaires qui, sous Jean Bart, Duguay-Trouin, Forbin, Cossard, avaient rendu le commerce impossible, la mer intraversable.
This word in other languages
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.