insuppressible

adj

"insuppressible" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“insuppressible” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That cannot be suppressed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-insuppressible · insuppressible · English

insuppressible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 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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Key facts for insuppressible
PropertyValue
Headwordinsuppressible
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “insuppressible” in English

insuppressibleranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insuppressible is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "That cannot be suppressed.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for insuppressible in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + suppressible. The correct English form is insuppressible, spelled I-N-S-U-P-P-R-E-S-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    That cannot be suppressed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It seemed as if the sense of public resentment had long been gathering strength unperceived, and now burst forth into insuppressible violence.
  2. In its stead Victor favoured Karslake with a slow smile of understanding that broadened into an insuppressible grin of successful malice, a grimace of crude exultation through which peered out the impish savage mutinously imprisoned within a flimsy husk of modern manner.

Etymology

From in- + suppressible.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insuppressible"?
"insuppressible" is spelled I-N-S-U-P-P-R-E-S-S-I-B-L-E.
What does "insuppressible" mean?
As an adjective, "insuppressible" means: That cannot be suppressed.
What is the origin of the word "insuppressible"?
From in- + suppressible. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list