inescapable
adjective
inescapable is spelled I-N-E-S-C-A-P-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inescapable means “Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inescapable?
| Letters | 11: I-N-E-S-C-A-P-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 inescapable?
Inescapable appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 inescapable?
- US
Inescapable 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: En-us-inescapable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inescapable
- more inescapable comparative
- most inescapable superlative
- inescapeable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inescapable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inescapable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense impossible (unable) to avoid or escape:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inévitable, inéluctable |
| German | unausweichlich, unentrinnbar, unumgänglich, unvermeidlich |
| Portuguese | inevitável, incontornável |
| Spanish | inevitable, insoslayable |
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 inescapable come from?
From in- + escapable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).