unrecoverable
"unrecoverable" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unrecoverable” is uncommon English (frequency #83,861 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,861
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unrecoverable · unrecoverable · English
unrecoverable · rank #83,861 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,861
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unnoticeable
Nearest frequency peer: unnoticeable (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “unrecoverable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- underrate
underrate
16,145 corpus weight
- understeer
understeer
16,144 corpus weight
- unexpressed
unexpressed
16,143 corpus weight
- unnoticeable
unnoticeable
16,141 corpus weight
- unrecoverab…
unrecoverable
16,140 corpus weight
- vagal
vagal
16,135 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unrecoverable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unrecoverable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #83,861 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unrecoverable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unrecoverable is uncommon English at frequency #83,861 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for unrecoverable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English unrecoverable, un recoverabyll, un recoverabylle, unrecuverable, equivalent to un- + recoverable. Attested earlier than recoverable. The correct English form is unrecoverable, spelled U-N-R-E-C-O-V-E-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered.
- 2From which recovery is not possible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unrecoverable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The software crashed with an unrecoverable error, and I lost half an hour of work.
Etymology
From Middle English unrecoverable, un recoverabyll, un recoverabylle, unrecuverable, equivalent to un- + recoverable. Attested earlier than recoverable.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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