unlivable
adjective
unlivable is spelled U-N-L-I-V-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unlivable means “That cannot be lived” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unlivable?
| Letters | 9: U-N-L-I-V-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 unlivable?
Unlivable appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 unlivable?
Unlivable has 4 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).
Forms of unlivable
- more unlivable comparative
- most unlivable superlative
- unliveable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unlivable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That cannot be lived.
an unlivable life
- 2
Unfit to be lived in; uninhabitable.
an unlivable planet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unlivable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unfit for habitation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inhabitable, inhospitalier |
| German | unbewohnbar |
| Spanish | invivible |
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 unlivable come from?
From un- + livable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).