intestable
"intestable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“intestable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not legally permitted to make a will, as by reason of being under the age of majority or mentally incompetent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-intestable · intestable · English
intestable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | intestable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “intestable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
intestable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not legally permitted to make a will, as by reason of being under the age of majority or mentally incompetent.".
intestable has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + testable. The correct English form is intestable, spelled I-N-T-E-S-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not legally permitted to make a will, as by reason of being under the age of majority or mentally incompetent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how intestable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1838, S. Toller and F. Whitmarsh, The Law of Executors and Administrators, 7th ed., Saunders & Benning (London), ch. 1: Of Wills and Codicils, p. 11, Outlaws also, though merely in civil cases, are intestable, in respect to their personal property, while their outlawry subsists.
Etymology
From in- + testable.
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.