respektabel
\ʁespɛkˈtaːbl̩\
The verdict
“respektabel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Respectable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-respektabel · respektabel · French
respektabel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | respektabel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁespɛkˈtaːbl̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
respektabel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁespɛkˈtaːbl̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Respectable.".
No misspelling variants are generated for respektabel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is respektabel, spelled R-E-S-P-E-K-T-A-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1Respectable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how respektabel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese tugendhaften Demokraten und Menschenrechtsaktivisten, von denen ich berichtete, waren freilich respektable Leute, aber in Wirklichkeit scherte sich keiner einen Dreck um sie.
Der Curaremeister war eine würdevolle, priesterlich hagere Gestalt. So, erklärte er, schabe man die Zweige, so zerreibe man die Rinde auf einem Stein, so fülle man, Vorsicht, den Saft in einen Bananenblatttrichter. Auf den Trichter komme es an. Er bezweifle, daß Europa etwas ähnlich Kunstvolles hervorgebracht habe. Nun ja, sagte Humboldt. Es sei zweifello…
Synonyms
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.