unaufhaltsam
\ʊnʔaʊ̯fˈhaltzaːm\
The verdict
“unaufhaltsam” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inexorable, inéluctable, inévitable, irrésistible, irrémédiable, inarrêtable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-unaufhaltsam · unaufhaltsam · French
unaufhaltsam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | unaufhaltsam |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʊnʔaʊ̯fˈhaltzaːm\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
unaufhaltsam is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʊnʔaʊ̯fˈhaltzaːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inexorable, inéluctable, inévitable, irrésistible, irrémédiable, inarrêtable.".
unaufhaltsam doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is unaufhaltsam, spelled U-N-A-U-F-H-A-L-T-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1Inexorable, inéluctable, inévitable, irrésistible, irrémédiable, inarrêtable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how unaufhaltsam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Meeresspiegel steigt, unaufhörlich und unaufhaltsam.
... das Bild des stillen unaufhaltsamen Untergangs dieser wehrlosen kleinen Geschöpfe schmerzt mich so, daß ich weinen mußte.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.