invraisemblance
French, noun/ɛ̃.vʁɛ.sɑ̃.blɑ̃s/
invraisemblance is spelled I-N-V-R-A-I-S-E-M-B-L-A-N-C-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Invraisemblance is a French feminine noun meaning “unlikeliness; doubtfulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Défaut de vraisemblance”.
What does invraisemblance mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineunlikeliness; doubtfulness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Défaut de vraisemblance. 2. Choses invraisemblables.
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 invraisemblance
- invraisemblances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce invraisemblance?
- /ɛ̃.vʁɛ.sɑ̃.blɑ̃s/
- /ɛ̃.vʁe.sɑ̃.blɑ̃s/
- \ɛ̃.vʁɛ.sɑ̃.blɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to invraisemblance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is invraisemblance in French?
invraisemblance appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).