invraisemblable
French, adjective/ɛ̃.vʁɛ.sɑ̃.blabl/
invraisemblable is spelled I-N-V-R-A-I-S-E-M-B-L-A-B-L-E (15 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,512th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Invraisemblable is a French adjective meaning “unbelievable, improbable, implausible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas vraisemblable, à quoi on ne peut croire”.
What does invraisemblable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
unbelievable, improbable, implausible
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas vraisemblable, à quoi on ne peut croire. 2. Qui paraît démesuré, extravagant, anormal ou ridicule.
noun: 1. Ce qui n’est pas vraisemblable, ce à quoi on ne peut croire.
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 invraisemblable
- invraisemblables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce invraisemblable?
- /ɛ̃.vʁɛ.sɑ̃.blabl/
- /ɛ̃.vʁe.sɑ̃.blabl/
- \ɛ̃.vʁɛ.sɑ̃.blabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to invraisemblable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is invraisemblable in French?
invraisemblable appears 1.5 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).