# incurable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪnˈkjʊəɹəbl/ · frequency rank #27,879

## Definitions
1. Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
2. Irremediable, incorrigible.

## Etymology
From Old French incurable, from Late Latin incurabilis.

## Easily confused with
- **incapable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incapable-vs-incurable)

## Common misspellings (14)
`icnurable`, `inccurable`, `incruable`, `incuarble`, `incurabble`, `incurabel`, `incurablle`, `incuralbe`, `incurbale`, `incurible`, `incurrable`, `inncurable`, `inucrable`, `nicurable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/incurable