intangible
in·tan·gib·le/ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/adjective, noun
intangible is spelled I-N-T-A-N-G-I-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (in·tan·gib·le). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, intangible means “Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intangible?
| Letters | 10: I-N-T-A-N-G-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·tan·gib·le |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is intangible?
Intangible appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 intangible?
- UK /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bəl/
- UK [ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.bl̩]
- US /ɪnˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/
Intangible has 4 syllables, split in·tan·gib·le in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-intangible.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Usmaan_(Middle_river_exports)-intangible.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intangible?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as intangible from its last stressed vowel (/ændʒəbəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of intangible
- more intangible comparative
- most intangible superlative
- intangibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intangible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
- 2
Difficult to define or describe clearly, but nonetheless perceived.
an intangible quality of serenity in the music
noun
- 1
Anything intangible.
- 2
Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intangible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense incapable of being perceived:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intangible, immatériel |
| German | abstrakt, ungreifbar, immateriell, vage, unklar |
| Portuguese | intangível |
| Spanish | intangible |
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 intangible come from?
Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).