ineluctable
/ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/
"ineluctable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ineluctable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ineluctable · ineluctable · English
ineluctable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ineluctable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ineluctable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ineluctable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.".
ineluctable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French inéluctable, from Latin inēlūctābilis, from in- + ēlūctor (“struggle out”) + -bilis. The correct English form is ineluctable, spelled I-N-E-L-U-C-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ineluctable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
God indeed (if it please him) can by his absolute power over his Creature, make him act this thing, or take that thing, by ineluctable Necessity, and whether he will or no.
They have come under the yoke of ineluctable slavery.
Etymology
From Middle French inéluctable, from Latin inēlūctābilis, from in- + ēlūctor (“struggle out”) + -bilis.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.