opérable
\ɔ.pe.ʁabl\
The verdict
“opérable” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui peut être opéré, en parlant des personnes ou des choses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | opérable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɔ.pe.ʁabl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “opérable” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for opérable is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔ.pe.ʁabl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui peut être opéré, en parlant des personnes ou des choses.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for opérable, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is opérable, spelled O-P-É-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être opéré, en parlant des personnes ou des choses.
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.
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Using “opérable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-P-É-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔ.pe.ʁabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.