immiscible
adjective
immiscible is spelled I-M-M-I-S-C-I-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, immiscible means “Of two or more liquids that are not mutually soluble: unmixable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in immiscible?
| Letters | 10: I-M-M-I-S-C-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is immiscible?
Immiscible appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce immiscible?
Immiscible has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does immiscible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of two or more liquids that are not mutually soluble: unmixable.
A mixture of oil, water, and mercury forms three immiscible layers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Immiscible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not mutually soluble, unmixable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | immiscible |
| German | unvermischbar |
| Portuguese | imiscível |
| Spanish | inmiscible |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does immiscible come from?
From im- + miscible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).