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invisible

French, adjective/ɛ̃.vi.zibl/

invisible is spelled I-N-V-I-S-I-B-L-E (9 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,851st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Invisible is a French adjective meaning “invisible (unable to be seen)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qu’on ne peut voir, qui échappe à la vue par sa nature, par sa petitesse, par sa position, ou seulement à…”.

What does invisible mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    invisible (unable to be seen)

  2. 2

    invisible (not appearing on the surface)

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 peut voir, qui échappe à la vue par sa nature, par sa petitesse, par sa position, ou seulement à cause de la distance. 2. Qui ne se laisse pas voir, qui se cache, ou que l’on ne saurait trouver. 3. Dont on ne parle pas ; qui n’est pas connu.

noun: 1. Ce qui n’apparaît pas à la vue.

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 invisible

  • invisibles plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce invisible?

  • /ɛ̃.vi.zibl/
  • \ɛ̃.vi.zibl\
  • [ɛ̃.vi.zibl]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to invisible

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is invisible in French?

invisible appears 12 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).

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