imperishable
adjective, noun
imperishable is spelled I-M-P-E-R-I-S-H-A-B-L-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, imperishable means “Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in imperishable?
| Letters | 12: I-M-P-E-R-I-S-H-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 imperishable?
Imperishable appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 imperishable?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-imperishable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of imperishable
- imperishables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imperishable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.
an imperishable monument
noun
- 1
something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Imperishable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not perishable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impérissable |
| Portuguese | imperecível |
| Spanish | imperecedero |
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 imperishable come from?
From Middle French impérissable. See im- + perishable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).