unlaughable

adj

"unlaughable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“unlaughable” 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 laughable; at which one cannot or should not laugh.

Corpus desk

Index EN-unlaughable · unlaughable · English

unlaughable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for unlaughable
PropertyValue
Headwordunlaughable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “unlaughable” sits in English frequency

unlaughablesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unlaughable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not laughable; at which one cannot or should not laugh.".

No misspelling variants are generated for unlaughable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + laughable. The correct English form is unlaughable, spelled U-N-L-A-U-G-H-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not laughable; at which one cannot or should not laugh.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how unlaughable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Utterly unlaughable, it has all the wit of a malevolent commentator as pitiless and well-informed as the records of the Day of Judgment.
  2. Allen Klein's book makes a powerful case for scratching terminal illness from any list of unlaughable topics...

Etymology

From un- + laughable.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "unlaughable"?
"unlaughable" is spelled U-N-L-A-U-G-H-A-B-L-E.
What does "unlaughable" mean?
As an adjective, "unlaughable" means: Not laughable; at which one cannot or should not laugh.
What is the origin of the word "unlaughable"?
From un- + laughable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list