indigestible
adjective, noun
indigestible is spelled I-N-D-I-G-E-S-T-I-B-L-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indigestible means “Difficult or impossible to digest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indigestible?
| Letters | 12: I-N-D-I-G-E-S-T-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 indigestible?
Indigestible appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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).
Forms of indigestible
- more indigestible comparative
- most indigestible superlative
- indigestibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indigestible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Difficult or impossible to digest.
- 2
Difficult to accept; unpalatable.
noun
- 1
Anything that is difficult to digest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indigestible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense difficult or impossible to digest:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indigeste |
| German | unverdaulich |
| Spanish | indigesto, indigerible |
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 indigestible come from?
From in- + digestible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).