inviolate
/ɪnˈvaɪ.ə.lət/adjective
inviolate is spelled I-N-V-I-O-L-A-T-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inviolate means “Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inviolate?
| Letters | 9: I-N-V-I-O-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inviolate?
Inviolate appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 inviolate?
- UK /ɪnˈvaɪ.ə.lət/
- UK /ɪnˈvaɪ.əʊˌleɪt/
Inviolate has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-inviolate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inviolate
- more inviolate comparative
- most inviolate superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inviolate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not violated; free from violation or hurt of any kind; secure against violation or impairment.
- 2
Incorruptible.
inviolate truth
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inviolate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inviolé |
| German | unbeschadet |
| Spanish | inviolado |
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 inviolate come from?
From Middle English inviolat, inviolate, from Latin inviolātus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + violate (adjective).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).