unbreakable
adjective, noun
unbreakable is spelled U-N-B-R-E-A-K-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unbreakable means “Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unbreakable?
| Letters | 11: U-N-B-R-E-A-K-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 unbreakable?
Unbreakable appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 unbreakable?
Unbreakable has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-unbreakable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unbreakable
- more unbreakable comparative
- most unbreakable superlative
- unbreakables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unbreakable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.
unbreakable comb
- 2
Resilient.
the unbreakable spirit of the rebels
- 3
Not able to be broken in.
noun
- 1
Something that cannot be broken.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unbreakable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incassable |
| German | unzerbrechlich |
| Portuguese | inquebrável |
| Spanish | irrompible , inquebrantable |
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 unbreakable come from?
From un- + break + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).