imponderable
/ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/adjective, noun
imponderable is spelled I-M-P-O-N-D-E-R-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, imponderable means “Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in imponderable?
| Letters | 12: I-M-P-O-N-D-E-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 imponderable?
Imponderable appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 imponderable?
- UK /ɪmˈpɒndəɹəbl/
- US /ɪmˈpɑːndəɹəbl/
Imponderable has 5 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)-Paul2520-imponderable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of imponderable
- more imponderable comparative
- most imponderable superlative
- imponderables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imponderable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
- 2
Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.
noun
- 1
A substance or body, which is not ponderable, i.e., which not does not having a detectable amount of matter or measurable mass. An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
- 2
An imponderable question.
- 3
A factor that cannot be anticipated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Imponderable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unwägbar , unberechenbar, unkalkulierbar |
| Spanish | imponderable |
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 imponderable come from?
From im- + ponderable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).