unsinkable
"unsinkable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unsinkable” is uncommon English (frequency #72,008 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,008
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That cannot be sunk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unsinkable · unsinkable · English
unsinkable · rank #72,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,008
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unseeded
Nearest frequency peer: unseeded (-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 “unsinkable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- unpaired
unpaired
27,996 corpus weight
- unreality
unreality
27,995 corpus weight
- unseeded
unseeded
27,994 corpus weight
- unsinkable
unsinkable
27,993 corpus weight
- untranslated
untranslated
27,992 corpus weight
- Valerius
Valerius
27,990 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “unsinkable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unsinkable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,008 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unsinkable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unsinkable is uncommon English at frequency #72,008 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
unsinkable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + sink + -able. The correct English form is unsinkable, spelled U-N-S-I-N-K-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1That cannot be sunk.
- 2That cannot be overcome or defeated.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unsinkable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Any true Grecophile will understand when I say that the unsinkable condom and the smell of shit which precede the moment of illumination make it more exciting when it happens.
It was the kind of place with a neon martini glass for a name and an unsinkable turd floating in the toilet.
Etymology
From un- + sink + -able.
This word in other languages
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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