# intolerable

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ · frequency rank #23,316

## Definitions
1. Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.
2. Extremely offensive or insulting.
3. Extremely worn and degraded, to the point of being unsafe.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English intolerable, borrowed from Middle French intolerable, from Latin intolerābilis. By surface analysis, in- + tolerable.

## Easily confused with
- **intolerance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intolerable-vs-intolerance)
- **inoperable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inoperable-vs-intolerable)

## Common misspellings (17)
`inntolerable`, `inotlerable`, `intloerable`, `intoelrable`, `intolearble`, `intolerabble`, `intolerabel`, `intolerablle`, `intoleralbe`, `intolerbale`, `intolerible`, `intolerrable`, `intollerable`, `intolreable`, `inttolerable`, `itnolerable`, `nitolerable`

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