placable

\pla.kabl\

/\pla.kabl\/ adj

The verdict

“placable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-placable · placable · French

placable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for placable
PropertyValue
Headwordplacable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pla.kabl\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « placable » en français

placablen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

placable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pla.kabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Apaisable.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for placable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is placable, spelled P-L-A-C-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Apaisable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’est pas surprenant que les hommes aient imaginé une infinité de moyens différents d’apaiser la colère de l’être suprême ; mais tous dépendent du même principe, de l’idée d’un Dieu placable.
  2. … car depuis que j’ai cherché par la prière à apaiser la Divinité offensée, que je me suis agenouillé, et que j’ai humilié tout mon cœur devant Dieu, il me semble que je le vois placable et doux me prêtant l’oreille.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "placable"?
"placable" is spelled P-L-A-C-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pla.kabl\.
What does "placable" mean?
As an adjective, "placable" means: Apaisable.
How do you pronounce "placable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "placable" is \pla.kabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "placable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list