ungraspable
/ʌnˈɡɹɑːspəb(ə)l/
"ungraspable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ungraspable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not able to be reached or grasped.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ungraspable · ungraspable · English
ungraspable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ungraspable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnˈɡɹɑːspəb(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ungraspable” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ungraspable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ʌnˈɡɹɑːspəb(ə)l/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ungraspable in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + graspable. The correct English form is ungraspable, spelled U-N-G-R-A-S-P-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not able to be reached or grasped.
- 2Not able to be remembered or comprehended.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ungraspable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is the image of the ungraspable phantom of life; and this is the key to it all.
Before, somewhere and time ungraspable, blurred and beset with bewildering details, she had lain alone in bed, listening to gladsome bird voices, mingled with a sense of distressed humanity.
Etymology
From un- + graspable.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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