traversable

\tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\

/\tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\/ adj

The verdict

“traversable” 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) - Que l'on peut traverser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-traversable · traversable · French

traversable · 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 "T" 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.

Key facts for traversable
PropertyValue
Headwordtraversable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « traversable » en français

traversablesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traversable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que l'on peut traverser.".

No misspelling variants are generated for traversable in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is traversable, spelled T-R-A-V-E-R-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que l'on peut traverser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how traversable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On va installer des couloirs bus-vélos, des contre-allées aménagées, des trottoirs cyclables et des parcs traversables à vélo.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traversable"?
"traversable" is spelled T-R-A-V-E-R-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\.
What does "traversable" mean?
As an adjective, "traversable" means: Que l'on peut traverser.
How do you pronounce "traversable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traversable" is \tʁa.vɛʁ.sabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traversable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list