mirobolant

\mi.ʁɔ.bɔ.lɑ̃\

/\mi.ʁɔ.bɔ.lɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“mirobolant” is uncommon French (frequency #95,064 among 5,038 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,064
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Extraordinaire, incroyable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mirobolant · mirobolant · French

mirobolant · rank #95,064 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,064
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH militarisée

Nearest frequency peer: militarisée (-3 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « mirobolant »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « mirobolant » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mirobolant
PropertyValue
Headwordmirobolant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\mi.ʁɔ.bɔ.lɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,064
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mirobolant » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mirobolanttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « militarisée » (#95,061), « modulés » (#95,067), « milfs » (#95,060). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mirobolant » est au #95,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mirobolant is uncommon French at frequency #95,064 among 5,038 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \mi.ʁɔ.bɔ.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Extraordinaire, incroyable.".

mirobolant has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 mirobolant, spelled M-I-R-O-B-O-L-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Extraordinaire, incroyable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mirobolant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un projet mirobolant, un projet trop beau pour avoir des chances de se réaliser.
  2. Il ne nous reste qu'un espoir, c'est que l'illustre M. Viennet éternisera la mirobolante fête d'Ajaccio dans son fameux poème de la MASCARADE qui doit paraître définitivement, la veille du mardi gras.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mirobolant"?
"mirobolant" is spelled M-I-R-O-B-O-L-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ʁɔ.bɔ.lɑ̃\.
What does "mirobolant" mean?
As an adjective, "mirobolant" means: Extraordinaire, incroyable.
How do you pronounce "mirobolant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mirobolant" is \mi.ʁɔ.bɔ.lɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mirobolant" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mirobolant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list