supportable

\sy.pɔʁ.tabl\

/\sy.pɔʁ.tabl\/ adj

The verdict

“supportable” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #23,703 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#23,703
frequency rank, French
11
letters
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est tolérable, qu’on peut supporter,

Key facts for supportable
PropertyValue
Headwordsupportable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sy.pɔʁ.tabl\
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,703
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “supportable” 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). supportable lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for supportable is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sy.pɔʁ.tabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,703 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for supportable, with forms such as "spuportable", "ssupportable", and "supoprtable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is supportable, spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est tolérable, qu’on peut supporter,
  2. 2
    Qui est excusable, qu’on peut tolérer, admettre.
  3. 3
    L’IA arrive, et brusquement, ce qui était supportable, acceptable, toléré, ne l’est plus. — (Julien Ricciarelli-Bonnal, « Pourquoi ma tribune sur l’IA a déclenché une tempête, et ce que cela révèle vraiment de notre rapport au travail », journaldunet.com, 19 décembre 2025 ; page consultée le 9 janvier 2026)
  4. 4
    D’un jeune homme à un vieillard, un tel procédé n’est pas supportable.
  5. 5
    Cela n’est pas supportable pour un homme de son âge.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: spuportable,ssupportable,supoprtable,suportable,supporatble,supporrtable,supportabble,supportabel,supportablle,supportalbe,supportbale,supporttable,suppotrable,supprotable,uspportable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of supportable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

spuportable2ssupportable1supoprtable2suportable1supporatble2supporrtable1supportabble1supportabel2
Edit distance from "supportable"

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 "supportable"?
"supportable" is spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.pɔʁ.tabl\.
What does "supportable" mean?
As an adjective, "supportable" means: Qui est tolérable, qu’on peut supporter,
What are common misspellings of "supportable"?
Common misspellings include "spuportable", "ssupportable", "supoprtable", "suportable", "supporatble". The correct spelling is "supportable".
How do you pronounce "supportable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "supportable" is \sy.pɔʁ.tabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "supportable" come from?
"supportable" 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 “supportable”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-P-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sy.pɔʁ.tabl\ (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list