# inscrutable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪnˈskɹuːtəbl̩/ · frequency rank #49,426

## Definitions
1. Difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom, or interpret.

## Etymology
Borrowed into late Middle English from Late Latin īnscrūtābilis, from in- (“not”) + scrūtō (“to examine”), corresponding to in- + scrutable

## Common misspellings (18)
`incsrutable`, `innscrutable`, `insccrutable`, `inscrrutable`, `inscrtuable`, `inscruatble`, `inscrutabble`, `inscrutabel`, `inscrutablle`, `inscrutalbe`, `inscrutbale`, `inscrutible`, `inscruttable`, `inscurtable`, `insrcutable`, `insscrutable`, `isncrutable`, `niscrutable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inscrutable