insuperable
/ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/adjective
insuperable is spelled I-N-S-U-P-E-R-A-B-L-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, insuperable means “Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in insuperable?
| Letters | 11: I-N-S-U-P-E-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is insuperable?
Insuperable appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 insuperable?
- US /ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-insuperable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of insuperable
- more insuperable comparative
- most insuperable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insuperable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated.
- 2
Overwhelming or insurmountable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Insuperable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insurmontable |
| German | unüberwindbar, unüberwindlich |
| Portuguese | insuperável |
| Spanish | insuperable |
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 insuperable come from?
From Latin insuperabilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).