unplayable
adjective
unplayable is spelled U-N-P-L-A-Y-A-B-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unplayable means “That cannot be played, that is too hard too play” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unplayable?
| Letters | 10: U-N-P-L-A-Y-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 unplayable?
Unplayable appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 unplayable?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-unplayable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unplayable
- more unplayable comparative
- most unplayable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unplayable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That cannot be played, that is too hard too play.
- 2
That cannot be played, or is so tedious, complicated, buggy, etc., as to discourage or preclude playing.
Unoriginal, unplayable, overpriced and generally unappealing.
- 3
Unable to be played on specified equipment, or at all.
- 4
Impossible to play or to defend against.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unplayable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that cannot be played:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | injouable |
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.