Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unchangeable

/ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: un-change-able
IPA: /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not changeable; incapable of being changed or of changing; immutable.

noun

Something that cannot be changed.

Example Sentences

"Less than 15 minutes in, he noted that he had signed an executive order declaring that the federal government will only recognize two unchangeable sexes, male and female, and another order banning trans women from participating in women’s sports."
"Psychologists call this the entity theory of intelligence, which is simply the belief that ability is innate and unchangeable."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unchaungeable; equivalent to un- + changeable.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-
Root: unchaungeable

Inflected Forms

more unchangeable (comparative) most unchangeable (superlative) unchangeables (plural)

Derived Forms

unchangeableness unchangeably

Questions

How do you pronounce unchangeable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/.
What does unchangeable mean?: Not changeable; incapable of being changed or of changing; immutable.
Where does unchangeable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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