incontrovertibly
/ˌɪnˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.tə.bli/adverb
incontrovertibly is spelled I-N-C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-T-I-B-L-Y: 16 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, incontrovertibly means “In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in incontrovertibly?
| Letters | 16: I-N-C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-T-I-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 incontrovertibly?
Incontrovertibly appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 incontrovertibly?
- UK /ɪnˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː(ɹ).tɪ.bli/
- US /ˌɪnˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.tə.bli/
Incontrovertibly has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-incontrovertibly.ogg, En-au-incontrovertibly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of incontrovertibly
- more incontrovertibly comparative
- most incontrovertibly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incontrovertibly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incontrovertibly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in incontrovertible manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incontestablement, indiscutablement, indéniablement, irréfutablement |
| German | zweifellos, unwiderlegbar |
| Portuguese | indiscutivelmente |
| Spanish | indisputablemente |
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 incontrovertibly come from?
From incontrovertible + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).