indomitable
/ɪnˈdɑmɪtəbl̩/adjective
indomitable is spelled I-N-D-O-M-I-T-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, indomitable means “Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in indomitable?
| Letters | 11: I-N-D-O-M-I-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 indomitable?
Indomitable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 indomitable?
- UK /ɪnˈdɒmɪtəbl̩/
- US /ɪnˈdɑmɪtəbl̩/
Indomitable 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-indomitable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of indomitable
- more indomitable comparative
- most indomitable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indomitable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indomitable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indomptable, irréductible |
| German | unerschütterlich, unbeugsam, unbezähmbar |
| Portuguese | indómito, indômito, indomável |
| Spanish | indomable |
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 indomitable come from?
From Late Latin indomitābilis, from in- (“not”) + domitō, frequentative of domō (“to tame”). By surface analysis, in- + domitable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).