irrattrapable
\i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\
The verdict
“irrattrapable” 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) - Qui ne peut pas être rattrapé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-irrattrapable · irrattrapable · French
irrattrapable · 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 | irrattrapable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « irrattrapable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
irrattrapable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.ʁa.tʁa.pabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui ne peut pas être rattrapé.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for irrattrapable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is irrattrapable, spelled I-R-R-A-T-T-R-A-P-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui ne peut pas être rattrapé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irrattrapable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Despres se retrouve désormais à 18 min 10 de l’Espagnol au général. Un écart presque irrattrapable sauf fausse note de Coma.
C’est parce que la vitesse de la lumière est trop grande : elle est pour ainsi dire irrattrapable.
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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.