# impassable

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #39,854

## Definitions
1. Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
2. Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
3. Not usable as legal tender.

## Etymology
From im- + pass + -able.

## Easily confused with
- **impossible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impassable-vs-impossible)

## Common misspellings (14)
`imapssable`, `immpassable`, `impasable`, `impasasble`, `impassabble`, `impassabel`, `impassablle`, `impassalbe`, `impassbale`, `impassible`, `imppassable`, `impsasable`, `ipmassable`, `mipassable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impassable