unimaginable
/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/adjective
unimaginable is spelled U-N-I-M-A-G-I-N-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unimaginable means “Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unimaginable?
| Letters | 12: U-N-I-M-A-G-I-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 unimaginable?
Unimaginable appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 unimaginable?
- /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnəbəl/
Unimaginable has 6 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-unimaginable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unimaginable
- more unimaginable comparative
- most unimaginable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unimaginable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unimaginable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unable to be imagined:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inimaginable |
| German | unvorstellbar |
| Portuguese | inimaginável, impensável |
| Spanish | inimaginable |
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 unimaginable come from?
From un- + imagine + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).