voie navigable

\vwa na.vi.ɡabl\

/\vwa na.vi.ɡabl\/ noun

The verdict

“voie navigable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cours d’eau ouvert à la navigation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-voie-navigable · voie navigable · French

voie navigable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 voie navigable
PropertyValue
Headwordvoie navigable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vwa na.vi.ɡabl\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « voie navigable » en français

voie navigablen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

voie navigable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vwa na.vi.ɡabl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cours d’eau ouvert à la navigation.".

Zero misspellings are on record for voie navigable in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is voie navigable, spelled V-O-I-E- -N-A-V-I-G-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cours d’eau ouvert à la navigation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Autrefois le Lot était une voie navigable : ses écluses, ses relais faisaient vivre un peuple de mariniers. On a déclassé le Lot.
  2. En l'an 2000, le transport par voie navigable sera libéralisé, afin d’instaurer un véritable marché intérieur européen sans frontières.

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 "voie navigable"?
"voie navigable" is spelled V-O-I-E- -N-A-V-I-G-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vwa na.vi.ɡabl\.
What does "voie navigable" mean?
As a noun, "voie navigable" means: Cours d’eau ouvert à la navigation.
How do you pronounce "voie navigable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voie navigable" is \vwa na.vi.ɡabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voie navigable" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list