Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbreakable

/ənbɹˈeɪkəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: un-break-able
IPA: /ənbɹˈeɪkəbəl/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.

adj

adj

Not able to be broken in.

noun

Something that cannot be broken.

Example Sentences

"unbreakable comb"
"His 14 singles titles still look like a typo even for those like me who have watched him build that probably unbreakable record, red brick by red brick."
"the unbreakable spirit of the rebels"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unbreakable From un- + break + -able.

Inflected Forms

more unbreakable (comparative) most unbreakable (superlative) unbreakables (plural)

Derived Forms

unbreakability unbreakableness unbreakably

Phrases

sticks in a bundle are unbreakable free-spirited

Frequently Paired Words

unbroken free-spirited indominable invincible willful

Synonyms

infrangible

Antonyms

breakable fragile

Rhymes With

unmistakable unshakable breakable unshakeable

Questions

How do you pronounce unbreakable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənbɹˈeɪkəbəl/.
What does unbreakable mean?: Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.
Where does unbreakable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unbreakable From un- + break + -able.

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