infeasible

adj

"infeasible" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“infeasible” is uncommon English (frequency #69,953 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,953
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not feasible.

Corpus desk

Index EN-infeasible · infeasible · English

infeasible · rank #69,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,953
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH inductively

Nearest frequency peer: inductively (-2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “infeasible”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “infeasible” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for infeasible
PropertyValue
Headwordinfeasible
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “infeasible” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).infeasiblefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “inductively” (#69,951), “inoculate” (#69,955), “indolent” (#69,950). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “infeasible” is #69,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

infeasible is uncommon English at frequency #69,953 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not feasible.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for infeasible, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + feasible. Cognate to French infaisable. The correct English form is infeasible, spelled I-N-F-E-A-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not feasible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how infeasible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "With magic in limited use and hidden, it was possible to enhance the various magic resistances of humans, and to keep certain forms of magic from being possible. If magic enters common usage, this interference becomes infeasible."
  2. Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said: "There is a cost-of-living crisis, and the Prime Minister blew nearly £1m of public money on an utterly infeasible vanity project. That's enough to fill 18,000 potholes. This shows the Tories' sheer disrespect for public money."

Etymology

From in- + feasible. Cognate to French infaisable.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "infeasible"?
"infeasible" is spelled I-N-F-E-A-S-I-B-L-E.
What does "infeasible" mean?
As an adjective, "infeasible" means: Not feasible.
What is the origin of the word "infeasible"?
From in- + feasible. Cognate to French infaisable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "infeasible", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list