réfutable
\ʁe.fy.tabl\
The verdict
“réfutable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui peut être réfuté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-refutable · réfutable · French
réfutable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | réfutable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁe.fy.tabl\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « réfutable » en français
Rare enough to double-check
réfutable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁe.fy.tabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être réfuté.".
réfutable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 réfutable, spelled R-É-F-U-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Qui peut être réfuté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how réfutable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’avança que des opinions fort réfutables.
Cet argument n’est pas réfutable.
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.