impalpable
adjective
impalpable is spelled I-M-P-A-L-P-A-B-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, impalpable means “Incapable of being touched or felt; incorporeal, intangible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impalpable?
| Letters | 10: I-M-P-A-L-P-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is impalpable?
Impalpable appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 impalpable?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-impalpable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impalpable
- more impalpable comparative
- most impalpable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impalpable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Incapable of being touched or felt; incorporeal, intangible.
- 2
Not able to be perceived, or able to be perceived only with difficulty; insubstantial, thin.
- 3
Not easily grasped (mentally) or understood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impalpable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not perceivable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impalpable |
| German | ungreifbar |
| Spanish | impalpable |
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 impalpable come from?
From Middle French impalpable, from Medieval Latin impalpabilis. See im- + palpable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).