unexplainable
/ˌʌn.ɛksˈpleɪ.nə.bl̩/adjective
unexplainable is spelled U-N-E-X-P-L-A-I-N-A-B-L-E: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “inexplicable vs unexplainable” about 880 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, unexplainable means “That doesn't have a known or readily available explanation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unexplainable?
| Letters | 13: U-N-E-X-P-L-A-I-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is unexplainable?
Unexplainable appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 unexplainable?
- US /ˌʌn.ɛksˈpleɪ.nə.bl̩/
Unexplainable 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).
Words people confuse with unexplainable
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with unexplainable?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unexplainable from its last stressed vowel (/eɪnəbl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of unexplainable
- more unexplainable comparative
- most unexplainable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unexplainable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That doesn't have a known or readily available explanation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does unexplainable come from?
From un- + explainable. from explain + -able. from Latin explanō (“to flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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