réparable

\ʁe.pa.ʁabl\

/\ʁe.pa.ʁabl\/ adj

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The verdict

“réparable” is uncommon French (frequency #54,874 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,874
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui peut être réparé ; il se dit dans tous les sens du verbe.

Key facts for réparable
PropertyValue
Headwordréparable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁe.pa.ʁabl\
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “réparable” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). réparable lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

réparable is uncommon French at frequency #54,874 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁe.pa.ʁabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui peut être réparé ; il se dit dans tous les sens du verbe.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for réparable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is réparable, spelled R-É-P-A-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui peut être réparé ; il se dit dans tous les sens du verbe.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réparable"?
"réparable" is spelled R-É-P-A-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.pa.ʁabl\.
What does "réparable" mean?
As an adjective, "réparable" means: Qui peut être réparé ; il se dit dans tous les sens du verbe.
How do you pronounce "réparable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réparable" is \ʁe.pa.ʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réparable" come from?
"réparable" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “réparable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-P-A-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.pa.ʁabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list