inviolable
/ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/
"inviolable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inviolable” is uncommon English (frequency #65,217 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,217
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not violable; not to be infringed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inviolable · inviolable · English
inviolable · rank #65,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,217
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH invigorate
Nearest frequency peer: invigorate (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “inviolable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- internist
internist
34,788 corpus weight
- intransitive
intransitive
34,787 corpus weight
- invigorate
invigorate
34,785 corpus weight
- inviolable
inviolable
34,784 corpus weight
- Ishaq
Ishaq
34,782 corpus weight
- isothermal
isothermal
34,780 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “inviolable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inviolable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inviolable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inviolable is uncommon English at frequency #65,217 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for inviolable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”). The correct English form is inviolable, spelled I-N-V-I-O-L-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not violable; not to be infringed.
- 2Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
- 3Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inviolable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But come, for thou, be ſure, ſhalt give account / To him who ſent us, whoſe charge is to keep / This place inviolable, and therefore theſe from harm.
But honeſt men’s words are Stygian oaths, and promiſes inviolable.
Etymology
From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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