ineffability
noun
ineffability is spelled I-N-E-F-F-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ineffability means “The quality or state of being ineffable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ineffability is ineffabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in ineffability?
| Letters | 12: I-N-E-F-F-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 ineffability?
Ineffability appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 ineffability
- ineffabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ineffability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being ineffable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ineffability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality or state of being ineffable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ineffabilité |
| German | Unaussprechlichkeit, Unbeschreiblichkeit, Unsagbarkeit, Unsäglichkeit, Unsäglichsein |
| Portuguese | inefabilidade |
| Spanish | inefabilidad |
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 ineffability come from?
From Latin ineffabilitas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).