untouchability
noun
untouchability is spelled U-N-T-O-U-C-H-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, untouchability means “The state or condition of being untouchable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untouchability?
| Letters | 14: U-N-T-O-U-C-H-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is untouchability?
Untouchability appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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).
What does untouchability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or condition of being untouchable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Untouchability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense discrimination:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intouchabilité |
| Spanish | intocabilidad |
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 untouchability come from?
From untouchable + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).