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unaccountable

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "unaccountable", 13-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "unaccountable" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "unaccountable" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

unaccountable is anEnglishadj. It means: Inexplicable; unable to be accounted for or explained. Pronounced /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl̩/.

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Key facts for unaccountable
PropertyValue
Headwordunaccountable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl̩/
Letters13
Frequency rank#43,985
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of unaccountable in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for unaccountable is 13 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,985 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for unaccountable, with forms such as "nuaccountable", "uanccountable", and "unacconutable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + accountable. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is unaccountable, spelled U-N-A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inexplicable; unable to be accounted for or explained.
  2. 2
    Not responsible; free from accountability or control.

Etymology

From un- + accountable.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nuaccountable,uanccountable,unacconutable,unaccounatble,unaccounntable,unaccountabble,unaccountabel,unaccountablle,unaccountalbe,unaccountbale,unaccountible,unaccounttable,unaccoutnable,unaccuontable,unacocuntable,unacountable,uncacountable,unnaccountable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for unaccountable

Misspelling Variants of "unaccountable"

nuaccountable13uanccountable13unacconutable13unaccounatble13unaccounntable14unaccountabble14unaccountabel13unaccountablle14
Misspelling Variants of "unaccountable"

Frequency rank: #43,985 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unaccountable"?
"unaccountable" is spelled U-N-A-C-C-O-U-N-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl̩/.
What does "unaccountable" mean?
As an adj, "unaccountable" means: Inexplicable; unable to be accounted for or explained.
What are common misspellings of "unaccountable"?
Common misspellings include "nuaccountable", "uanccountable", "unacconutable", "unaccounatble", "unaccounntable". The correct spelling is "unaccountable".
How do you pronounce "unaccountable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unaccountable" is /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "unaccountable"?
From un- + accountable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.