incurable
/ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/adjective, noun
incurable is spelled I-N-C-U-R-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, incurable means “Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in incurable?
| Letters | 9: I-N-C-U-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 incurable?
Incurable appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 incurable?
- UK /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/
- US /ˌɪnˈkjʊɹəbl/
Incurable has 4 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: En-incurable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of incurable
- incurables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incurable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
- 2
Irremediable, incorrigible.
an incurable romantic
noun
- 1
One who cannot be cured.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incurable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incurable |
| German | unheilbar |
| Portuguese | incurável |
| Spanish | incurable , empedernido, de a tiro, de al tiro, dealtiro, deatiro |
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 incurable come from?
From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).