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observable

French, adjective/ɔp.sɛʁ.vabl/

observable is spelled O-B-S-E-R-V-A-B-L-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Observable is a French adjective meaning “observable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui peut être observé”.

What does observable mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    observable

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui peut être observé.

noun: 1. En mécanique quantique, représentation mathématique d’une opération de mesure. 2. Objet d’observation jugé pertinent pour une étude ou une évaluation.

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 observable

  • observables plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce observable?

  • /ɔp.sɛʁ.vabl/
  • \ɔp.sɛʁ.vabl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to observable

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is observable in French?

observable appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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