unknowability
noun
unknowability is spelled U-N-K-N-O-W-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unknowability means “The quality or state of being unknowable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unknowability is unknowabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in unknowability?
| Letters | 13: U-N-K-N-O-W-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unknowability?
Unknowability appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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).
Forms of unknowability
- unknowabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unknowability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being unknowable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unknowability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality or state of being unknowable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Unerkennbarkeit |
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 unknowability come from?
From un- + knowability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).