possible
French, noun/pɔ.sibl/
possible is spelled P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears 245 times per million words in written French, the 344th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Possible is a French masculine noun meaning “the possible, feasible, what can be done, achieved etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qui est en son pouvoir”.
What does possible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
possible
adverb
- 1
archaicpossibly
noun
- 1
masculinethe possible, feasible, what can be done, achieved etc.
J'ai fait mon possible pour votre fils, mais sans discipline, il ne s'efforce pas à plein.
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. 2. Faisable, réalisable, qui peut se faire. 3. Éventuel. 4. Qui répond à ce que l'on peut attendre ou souhaiter.
noun: 1. Ce qui est en son pouvoir. 2. Ce qui est potentiel.
adverb: 1. Possiblement, peut-être. 2. Au maximum possible, souvent avec un effort maximum.
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 possible
- possibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce possible?
- /pɔ.sibl/
- \pɔ.sibl\
- \po.sibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to possible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is possible in French?
possible appears 245 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).