unforgivable
adjective
unforgivable is spelled U-N-F-O-R-G-I-V-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unforgivable means “Not forgivable; inexcusable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unforgivable?
| Letters | 12: U-N-F-O-R-G-I-V-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 unforgivable?
Unforgivable appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 unforgivable?
- US
Unforgivable 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-unforgivable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unforgivable
- more unforgivable comparative
- most unforgivable superlative
- unforgiveable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unforgivable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not forgivable; inexcusable.
People who smuggle artifacts, blood diamonds and ivory trinkets on the black market are unforgivable in my mind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unforgivable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not forgivable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impardonnable |
| German | unverzeihlich, unentschuldbar |
| Portuguese | imperdoável |
| Spanish | imperdonable |
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 unforgivable come from?
From un- + forgivable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).