unbearable

adj

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"unbearable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unbearable” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,726
frequency rank, English
1,433
“U” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unbearable · unbearable · English

unbearable · rank #15,726 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,726
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,433
  • PHOTO-FINISH twisting

Nearest frequency peer: twisting (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “unbearable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “unbearable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

unbearable vs unbeatable
90% similar
unbearable vs unbearably
90% similar
unbearable vs unreadable
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for unbearable
PropertyValue
Headwordunbearable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,726
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “unbearable”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).unbearablelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “twisting” (#15,725), “underage” (#15,727), “turbulent” (#15,724). Among 1,433 “U” headwords, “unbearable” is #15,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around unbearable, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,726 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for unbearable, with forms such as "nubearable", "ubnearable", and "unbaerable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "unbeatable", "unbearably", "unreadable", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unberable, equivalent to un- + bearable. The correct English form is unbearable, spelled U-N-B-E-A-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how unbearable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The heat of the fire, the steam which arose from the dampening water, the hard slogging at the white-hot metal of the links, and the continual pulling of lengths of chain, were calculated to put a test on the strongest of men, and often on hot summer days they had to be sent home, for the work became unbearable.

Etymology

From Middle English unberable, equivalent to un- + bearable.

Synonyms

insufferableunsupportable

This word in other languages

insoportable(Español)invivable(Français)unerträglich(Deutsch)insuportável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nubearable
  • ubnearable
  • unbaerable
  • unbbearable
  • unbeaarble
  • unbearabble
  • unbearabel
  • unbearablle
  • unbearalbe
  • unbearbale
  • unbearible
  • unbearrable
  • unberaable
  • unebarable
  • unnbearable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of unbearable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nubearable2ubnearable2unbaerable2unbbearable1unbeaarble2unbearabble1unbearabel2unbearablle1
Edit distance from "unbearable"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unbearable"?
"unbearable" is spelled U-N-B-E-A-R-A-B-L-E.
What does "unbearable" mean?
As an adjective, "unbearable" means: So unpleasant or painful as to be unendurable.
What words are commonly confused with "unbearable"?
"unbearable" is commonly confused with "unbeatable", "unbearably", "unreadable". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "unbearable"?
From Middle English unberable, equivalent to un- + bearable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "unbearable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list