invaluable
in·val·u·ab·le/ɪnˈvælju(ə)bl̩/adjective
invaluable is spelled I-N-V-A-L-U-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 5 syllables (in·val·u·ab·le). It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “invaluable vs valuable” about 2,900 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, invaluable means “Having great or incalculable value” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in invaluable?
| Letters | 10: I-N-V-A-L-U-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: in·val·u·ab·le |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is invaluable?
Invaluable appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 invaluable?
- /ɪnˈvælju(ə)bl̩/
- /ɪnˈvæljəbl̩/
Invaluable has 5 syllables, split in·val·u·ab·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-invaluable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with invaluable
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of invaluable
- more invaluable comparative
- most invaluable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invaluable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having great or incalculable value.
- 2
obsoleteNot valuable; valueless; worthless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invaluable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inestimable |
| Portuguese | inestimável , inavaliável |
| Spanish | invalorable, inestimable, invaluable, valioso |
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 invaluable come from?
From in- + valuable (compare priceless). Piecewise doublet of unvaluable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).