ineradicable
adjective
ineradicable is spelled I-N-E-R-A-D-I-C-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ineradicable means “Not able to be eradicated; (of a root, plant, etc.) too deep to remove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ineradicable?
| Letters | 12: I-N-E-R-A-D-I-C-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 ineradicable?
Ineradicable appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 ineradicable?
Ineradicable has 6 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 ineradicable
- more ineradicable comparative
- most ineradicable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ineradicable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not able to be eradicated; (of a root, plant, etc.) too deep to remove.
But there is in man a conscience as well as a consciousness, an ineradicable aspiration towards virtue, which is certainly no less difficult to understand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ineradicable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense incapable of being eradicated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inéradicable |
| German | unausrottbar |
| Portuguese | inerradicável |
| Spanish | inerradicable |
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 ineradicable come from?
From in- + eradicable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).