unsaleable
un·sale·able/ˌʌnˈseɪləbl̩/adjective, noun
unsaleable is spelled U-N-S-A-L-E-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (un·sale·able). It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsaleable means “Not sellable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsaleable?
| Letters | 10: U-N-S-A-L-E-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: un·sale·able |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is unsaleable?
Unsaleable appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 unsaleable?
- US /ˌʌnˈseɪləbl̩/
Unsaleable has 3 syllables, split un·sale·able in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with unsaleable
Sounds like: unsailable (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with unsaleable?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as unsaleable from its last stressed vowel (/eɪləbl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of unsaleable
- more unsaleable comparative
- most unsaleable superlative
- unsalable
- unsaleables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsaleable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not sellable.
noun
- 1
Something that cannot be sold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsaleable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not saleable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | invendable |
| German | unverkäuflich |
| Portuguese | invendável, invendível |
| Spanish | invendible |
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 unsaleable come from?
From un- + saleable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).