inexpugnable
/ˌɪnɛkˈspʌɡnəbəl/
"inexpugnable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inexpugnable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Impossible to eliminate or destroy; impregnable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inexpugnable · inexpugnable · English
inexpugnable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | inexpugnable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɪnɛkˈspʌɡnəbəl/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inexpugnable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inexpugnable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌɪnɛkˈspʌɡnəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Impossible to eliminate or destroy; impregnable.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for inexpugnable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin inexpugnābilis. Morphologically, from in- + expugn + -able. The correct English form is inexpugnable, spelled I-N-E-X-P-U-G-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Impossible to eliminate or destroy; impregnable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inexpugnable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
My one hope of the world, my inexpugnable consolation in looking at the miseries of the world, is that this is altering.
It crept into one's mind, a distress as vague and inexpugnable as a sea fog on a spring morning, and presently one shivered and wanted to go indoors...
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin inexpugnābilis. Morphologically, from in- + expugn + -able.
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.