risible
French, adjective/ʁi.zibl/
risible is spelled R-I-S-I-B-L-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Risible is a French adjective meaning “risible, laughable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est propre à faire rire”.
What does risible mean in English?
adjective
- 1
risible, laughable
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est propre à faire rire. 2. Qui est digne de moquerie (se dit surtout pour des choses plutôt que pour des personnes).
noun: 1. Matière à rire.
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 risible
- risibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce risible?
- /ʁi.zibl/
- \ʁi.zibl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to risible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is risible in French?
risible appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).