respectable
French, adjective/ʁɛs.pɛk.tabl/
respectable is spelled R-E-S-P-E-C-T-A-B-L-E (11 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written French, the 12,122nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Respectable is a French adjective meaning “respectable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui mérite du respect”.
What does respectable mean in English?
adjective
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respectable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui mérite du respect. 2. Qui incite au respect. 3. Dont l’importance mérite considération.
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 respectable
- respectables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce respectable?
- /ʁɛs.pɛk.tabl/
- \ʁɛs.pɛk.tabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to respectable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is respectable in French?
respectable appears 4.5 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).