unalterable
"unalterable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unalterable” is uncommon English (frequency #88,967 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,967
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Incapable of being altered, or of changing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unalterable · unalterable · English
unalterable · rank #88,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,967
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH ulu
Nearest frequency peer: ulu (-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 “unalterable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Ulric
Ulric
11,036 corpus weight
- ulu
ulu
11,035 corpus weight
- unalterable
unalterable
11,034 corpus weight
- uncirculated
uncirculated
11,033 corpus weight
- undelivered
undelivered
11,032 corpus weight
- undercoat
undercoat
11,031 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unalterable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unalterable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #88,967 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unalterable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unalterable is uncommon English at frequency #88,967 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for unalterable in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + alterable. The correct English form is unalterable, spelled U-N-A-L-T-E-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Incapable of being altered, or of changing.
- 2Irreversible, irrevocable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unalterable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
People of unalterable ideas still insisted upon calling him "Sergeant" when they met him, which was in some degree owing to his having still retained the well-shaped moustache of his military days, and the soldierly bearing inseparable from his form.
... every statute in the Bible and in the law books is an attempt to defeaat a law of God—in other words an unalterable and indestructible law of nature.
Etymology
From un- + alterable.
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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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