unobtainable
adjective, noun
unobtainable is spelled U-N-O-B-T-A-I-N-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unobtainable means “Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or reached” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unobtainable?
| Letters | 12: U-N-O-B-T-A-I-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 unobtainable?
Unobtainable appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 unobtainable?
Unobtainable has 5 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 unobtainable
- more unobtainable comparative
- most unobtainable superlative
- unobtainables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unobtainable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or reached.
noun
- 1
Someone or something that cannot be obtained.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unobtainable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not able to be acquired or reached:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | introuvable |
| German | unerhältlich |
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 unobtainable come from?
From un- + obtainable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).