pensable
French, adjective/pɑ̃.sabl/
pensable is spelled P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 81,899th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pensable is a French adjective meaning “thinkable; considerable (worthy of being considered)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui peut être imaginé, envisagé”.
What does pensable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
thinkable; considerable (worthy of being considered)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui peut être pensé.
adjective: 1. Qui peut être imaginé, envisagé. 2. (Généralement sous forme négative) Admissible.
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 pensable
- pensables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pensable?
- /pɑ̃.sabl/
- \pɑ̃.sabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pensable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pensable in French?
pensable appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).