unwinnable
adjective
unwinnable is spelled U-N-W-I-N-N-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, unwinnable means “Unable to be won” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in unwinnable?
| Letters | 10: U-N-W-I-N-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 unwinnable?
Unwinnable appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 unwinnable?
Unwinnable 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).
What does unwinnable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unable to be won.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unwinnable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unable to be won:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | nicht zu gewinnen, nicht zu gewinnend, ungewinnbar |
| Spanish | inganable |
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 unwinnable come from?
From un- + winnable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).