labile
\la.bil\
The verdict
“labile” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas fixe ; mobile, changeant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-labile · labile · French
labile · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | labile |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \la.bil\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « labile » en français
Rare enough to double-check
labile is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \la.bil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for labile in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is labile, spelled L-A-B-I-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas fixe ; mobile, changeant.
- 2Amovible, non-fixé, facilement détachable, voire instable, notamment en raison de la chaleur. Se dit par exemple de certaines protéines, des vitamines, etc.
- 3Se dit d’une humeur changeante, qui se modifie aisément.
- 4Se dit d’un état variable d’un moment à l’autre.
- 5Sujet à défaillance, chute.
- 6Se dit d’un verbe qui peut être à la fois transitif et intransitif, sans changement de forme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how labile appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
… il n’existe pas de « civilisations ». Il n’y a que des sociétés, des groupes culturellement et historiquement labiles.
En Amérique latine, les frontières sont encore labiles.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.