unsinkable
adjective, noun
unsinkable is spelled U-N-S-I-N-K-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unsinkable means “That cannot be sunk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unsinkable?
| Letters | 10: U-N-S-I-N-K-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is unsinkable?
Unsinkable appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 unsinkable?
- US
Unsinkable has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-unsinkable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of unsinkable
- more unsinkable comparative
- most unsinkable superlative
- unsinkables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unsinkable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That cannot be sunk.
- 2
That cannot be overcome or defeated.
unsinkable optimism
noun
- 1
A ship that was designed to be unsinkable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unsinkable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a ship: that cannot be sunk:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insubmersible |
| German | unsinkbar |
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 unsinkable come from?
From un- + sink + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).