probable
French, adjective/pʁɔ.babl/
probable is spelled P-R-O-B-A-B-L-E (8 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,133rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Probable is a French adjective meaning “likely, probable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a une apparence de vérité, qui paraît fondé en raison”.
What does probable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
likely, probable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a une apparence de vérité, qui paraît fondé en raison. 2. Qualifie l'opinion qui est fondée sur des raisons de quelque considération, soutenues par un auteur grave (influent). 3. Qu’il est raisonnable de supposer, de conjecturer.
noun: 1. Ce qui peut probablement arriver.
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 probable
- probables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce probable?
- /pʁɔ.babl/
- \pʁɔ.ba.bl(ə)\
- [pʁɔ.ba.bl(ə)]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to probable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is probable in French?
probable appears 25 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).