# unreadable

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #46,244

## Definitions
1. Not written clearly enough to be deciphered.
2. Making an unpleasant reading experience, e.g. because it is dull or upsetting.
3. Not able to be accessed or played by some technical device.

## Etymology
From un- + readable.

## Easily confused with
- **unreliable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unreadable-vs-unreliable)
- **unbearable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unbearable-vs-unreadable)
- **unbeatable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unbeatable-vs-unreadable)
- **unbreakable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unbreakable-vs-unreadable)
- **unreachable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unreachable-vs-unreadable)

## Common misspellings (15)
`nureadable`, `uneradable`, `unnreadable`, `unraedable`, `unreaadble`, `unreadabble`, `unreadabel`, `unreadablle`, `unreadalbe`, `unreadbale`, `unreaddable`, `unreadible`, `unredaable`, `unrreadable`, `urneadable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unreadable