unanswerable
/ʌnˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/adjective, noun
unanswerable is spelled U-N-A-N-S-W-E-R-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unanswerable means “Not answerable; impossible to answer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unanswerable?
| Letters | 12: U-N-A-N-S-W-E-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 unanswerable?
Unanswerable appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 unanswerable?
- UK /ʌnˈɑːnsəɹəb(ə)l/
Unanswerable has 5 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-unanswerable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unanswerable
- more unanswerable comparative
- most unanswerable superlative
- unanswerables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unanswerable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not answerable; impossible to answer.
- 2
Impossible to dispute or rebut; irrefutable; conclusive.
noun
- 1
Something that cannot be answered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unanswerable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unbeantwortbar, antwortlos |
| Portuguese | irrespondível, sem resposta/respostas , irrefutável, irreplicável |
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 unanswerable come from?
From un- + answerable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).