unapproachable
"unapproachable" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unapproachable” is uncommon English (frequency #64,089 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,089
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not accessible or able to be reached.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unapproachable · unapproachable · English
unapproachable · rank #64,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,089
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unbeliever
Nearest frequency peer: unbeliever (+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 “unapproachable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Tübingen
Tübingen
35,916 corpus weight
- umbrage
umbrage
35,914 corpus weight
- unapproacha…
unapproachable
35,912 corpus weight
- unbeliever
unbeliever
35,911 corpus weight
- undefended
undefended
35,909 corpus weight
- unimaginably
unimaginably
35,908 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unapproachable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unapproachable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #64,089 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unapproachable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unapproachable is uncommon English at frequency #64,089 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
unapproachable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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 un- + approachable. The correct English form is unapproachable, spelled U-N-A-P-P-R-O-A-C-H-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not accessible or able to be reached.
- 2Aloof and unfriendly.
- 3Without any serious competition; unbeatable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unapproachable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jack Governor, always a man of wonderful resources, was Chief Cook, and made some of the best dishes I ever ate, including unapproachable curries.
Often, I say, have I wavered in my faith as to the unapproachable beatitude of bachelorism, when dining out, for example, at a well-appointed marital menage.
Etymology
From un- + approachable.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).