impassible
/ɪmˈpasɪbəl/adjective
impassible is spelled I-M-P-A-S-S-I-B-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, impassible means “Unable to feel emotion; impassive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impassible?
| Letters | 10: I-M-P-A-S-S-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is impassible?
Impassible appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 impassible?
- UK /ɪmˈpasɪbəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-impassible.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with impassible?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as impassible from its last stressed vowel (/asɪbəl/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of impassible
- more impassible comparative
- most impassible superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impassible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
- 2
Incapable of suffering detriment or injury.
- 3
Unable to suffer, or feel pain.
Wiktionary also records impassible as a common misspelling of another word in some uses; the senses above are its own.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impassible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unable to feel emotion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impassible |
| Portuguese | impassível |
| Spanish | impasible |
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 impassible come from?
From Old French impassible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).