inapplicable
adjective
inapplicable is spelled I-N-A-P-P-L-I-C-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inapplicable means “Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inapplicable?
| Letters | 12: I-N-A-P-P-L-I-C-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 inapplicable?
Inapplicable appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 inapplicable?
Inapplicable 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)-Vealhurl-inapplicable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inapplicable
- more inapplicable comparative
- most inapplicable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inapplicable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.
The argument is inapplicable to the case.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inapplicable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not applicable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inapplicable |
| German | unpassend, ungeeignet, unanwendbar |
| Portuguese | inaplicável |
| Spanish | inaplicable |
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 inapplicable come from?
From in- + applicable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).