untouchable
/ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/
"untouchable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“untouchable” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,246 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #25,246
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not able to be touched.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | untouchable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #25,246 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “untouchable” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for untouchable is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,246 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for untouchable, with forms such as "nutouchable", "unntouchable", and "unotuchable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + touchable. The correct English form is untouchable, spelled U-N-T-O-U-C-H-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Not able to be touched.
- 2Not able to be defeated or bested.
Etymology
From un- + touchable.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: nutouchable,unntouchable,unotuchable,untocuhable,untoucahble,untoucchable,untouchabble,untouchabel,untouchablle,untouchalbe,untouchbale,untouchhable,untouchible,untouhcable,unttouchable,untuochable,utnouchable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of untouchable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “untouchable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is U-N-T-O-U-C-H-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.