impassable
/ɪmˈpɑː.sə.bəl/adjective
impassable is spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, impassable means “Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impassable?
| Letters | 10: I-M-P-A-S-S-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 impassable?
Impassable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 impassable?
- /ɪmˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
Impassable 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-impassable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impassable
- more impassable comparative
- most impassable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impassable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
- 2
Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
- 3
Not usable as legal tender.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impassable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unpassierbar, unüberwindbar, unüberwindlich |
| Spanish | infranqueable |
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 impassable come from?
From im- + pass + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).