racontable

\ʁa.kɔ̃.tabl\

/\ʁa.kɔ̃.tabl\/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que l’on peut raconter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-racontable · racontable · French

racontable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 racontable
PropertyValue
Headwordracontable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁa.kɔ̃.tabl\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « racontable » en français

racontablesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

racontable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁa.kɔ̃.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l’on peut raconter.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for racontable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is racontable, spelled R-A-C-O-N-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que l’on peut raconter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vous sentez que je ne puis vous raconter de l’histoire de Léonie et de Jean-Louis que ce qu’il y a de racontable ; c’est pourquoi je me dispenserai d’entrer dans des détails fort ennuyeux pour vous et pour moi.
  2. La nullité n’est pas racontable, la dérision n’est pas racontable, la bêtise n’est pas racontable — cet événement même, au bout du compte, étant des plus douteux.

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 "racontable"?
"racontable" is spelled R-A-C-O-N-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.kɔ̃.tabl\.
What does "racontable" mean?
As an adjective, "racontable" means: Que l’on peut raconter.
How do you pronounce "racontable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "racontable" is \ʁa.kɔ̃.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "racontable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list