inconsiderable

adj

"inconsiderable" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“inconsiderable” is an uncommon English word, ranked #88,459 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#88,459
frequency rank, English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Too unimportant to be worthy of attention.

Key facts for inconsiderable
PropertyValue
Headwordinconsiderable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Frequency rank#88,459
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inconsiderable” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). inconsiderable lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for inconsiderable is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #88,459 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for inconsiderable in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French inconsidérable. By surface analysis, in- + considerable. The correct English form is inconsiderable, spelled I-N-C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Too unimportant to be worthy of attention.
  2. 2
    Impossible to consider as a possibility; inconceivable.

Etymology

From Middle French inconsidérable. By surface analysis, in- + considerable.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inconsiderable"?
"inconsiderable" is spelled I-N-C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-A-B-L-E.
What does "inconsiderable" mean?
As an adjective, "inconsiderable" means: Too unimportant to be worthy of attention.
What is the origin of the word "inconsiderable"?
From Middle French inconsidérable. By surface analysis, in- + considerable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “inconsiderable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list