uninhabitable
/ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/adjective
uninhabitable is spelled U-N-I-N-H-A-B-I-T-A-B-L-E: 13 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uninhabitable means “Not fit for people (or other living things) to live in; not able to be inhabited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uninhabitable?
| Letters | 13: U-N-I-N-H-A-B-I-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 uninhabitable?
Uninhabitable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 uninhabitable?
- /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəbəl/
Uninhabitable 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-uninhabitable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uninhabitable
- more uninhabitable comparative
- most uninhabitable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uninhabitable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not fit for people (or other living things) to live in; not able to be inhabited.
The earthquake left many homes in the area uninhabitable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uninhabitable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not inhabitable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inhabitable |
| German | unbewohnbar |
| Portuguese | inabitável |
| Spanish | inhabitable |
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 uninhabitable come from?
From un- + inhabitable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).