indefinable
adjective, noun
indefinable is spelled I-N-D-E-F-I-N-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indefinable means “That which cannot be precisely defined or put into words” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indefinable?
| Letters | 11: I-N-D-E-F-I-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 indefinable?
Indefinable appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 indefinable?
Indefinable 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).
Forms of indefinable
- indefinables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indefinable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That which cannot be precisely defined or put into words.
- 2
That which defies description; indescribable.
noun
- 1
Anything that cannot be defined.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indefinable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that which defies description:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indéfinissable |
| German | undefinierbar |
| Portuguese | indefinível |
| Spanish | indefinible |
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 indefinable come from?
From in- + definable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).