invertébré
\ɛ̃.vɛʁ.te.bʁe\
The verdict
“invertébré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie les animaux qui n’ont pas de colonne vertébrale, tels que les insectes, les mollusques, les vers, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-invertebre · invertébré · French
invertébré · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | invertébré |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.te.bʁe\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
invertébré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.vɛʁ.te.bʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
invertébré doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 invertébré, spelled I-N-V-E-R-T-É-B-R-É.
Definition
- 1Qualifie les animaux qui n’ont pas de colonne vertébrale, tels que les insectes, les mollusques, les vers, etc.
- 2Velléitaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how invertébré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais on chercherait en vain à préciser la composition de son menu, qui dépend évidemment de la faune invertébrée dont il dispose.
Une politique invertébrée.
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.