adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: mistakable
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
clearly evident to the mind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his opposition to slavery was unmistakable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
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- English mistake Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unmistakable From un- + mistake + -able.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
inconfusible
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Czech:
nezaměnitelný
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Danish:
umiskendelig
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Dutch:
onmiskenbaar
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Esperanto:
senduba
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Finnish:
kiistaton
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Finnish:
selvä
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Finnish:
josta ei voi erehtyä
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
French:
reconnaissable entre tous
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
French:
reconnaissable entre mille
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
German:
unverwechselbar
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
German:
unverkennbar
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
German:
unüberhörbar
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Hungarian:
félreismerhetetlen
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Hungarian:
összetéveszthetetlen
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Italian:
inconfondibile
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Korean:
오해의 여지가 없는
(ohae'ui yeojiga eomneun)
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Manx:
baghtal
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Manx:
cronnal
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Manx:
gyn marranys
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Norwegian Bokmål:
umiskjennelig
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Polish:
nieomylny
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Polish:
niepowtarzalny
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Polish:
wyraźny
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Polish:
niewątpliwy
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Polish:
charakterystyczny
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Portuguese:
inconfundível
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Slovak:
nezameniteľný
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Spanish:
inconfundible
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else
Swedish:
omisskännlig
— unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else