unquenchable
adjective
unquenchable is spelled U-N-Q-U-E-N-C-H-A-B-L-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unquenchable means “That cannot be quenched” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unquenchable?
| Letters | 12: U-N-Q-U-E-N-C-H-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 unquenchable?
Unquenchable appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 unquenchable?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-unquenchable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unquenchable
- more unquenchable comparative
- most unquenchable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unquenchable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That cannot be quenched.
After a twelve-mile run in the hot sun, his thirst felt unquenchable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unquenchable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that cannot be quenched:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inextinguible |
| German | unlöschbar, unstillbar |
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 unquenchable come from?
From un- + quenchable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).