vulnerable

Name: vulnerable, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\vʊlneˈʁaːblə\

/\vʊlneˈʁaːblə\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“vulnerable” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de vulnerabel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vulnerable · vulnerable · French

vulnerable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 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 vulnerable
Property	Value
Headword	vulnerable
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\vʊlneˈʁaːblə\
Letters	10
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vulnerable » en français

vulnerablereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vulnerable is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \vʊlneˈʁaːblə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

vulnerable has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vulnerable, spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de vulnerabel.
2
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de vulnerabel.
3
Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de vulnerabel.
4
Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de vulnerabel.
5
Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de vulnerabel.
6
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de vulnerabel.
7
Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de vulnerabel.
8
Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de vulnerabel.
9
Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de vulnerabel.

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 "vulnerable"?

"vulnerable" is spelled V-U-L-N-E-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vʊlneˈʁaːblə\.

What does "vulnerable" mean?

As an adjective, "vulnerable" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de vulnerabel.

How do you pronounce "vulnerable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vulnerable" is \vʊlneˈʁaːblə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "vulnerable" come from?

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