untranscribable
Cannot be written
Untranscribable describes something that cannot be converted into written form.
Speech may be untranscribable because it's too garbled, too quiet, or in an unknown language.
Some sounds resist transcription entirely: The witness's mumbled response was untranscribable.
Also spelled untranscribeable.
Cannot be put into words
- unutterableImpossible to express verbally
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- ineffableBeyond verbal expression
nameless · indefinable · unnameable · incommunicable · unsayable · unexpressible · unwordable · unfathomable
Cannot be read
- inaudibleCannot be heard
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
unintelligible · undecodable · scrambled · unreadable · indecipherable · uninterpretable · noise · static
Relating to speech sounds
- dialectRegional language variety
- accentRegional speech pattern
- tonalRelating to pitch
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
orthography · transliteration · romanization · notation · phoneme · morpheme · idiolect · vernacular
Obstruction preventing passage
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
impenetrable · unattainable · unreachable · unbridgeable · gap · loss · approximation · inadequacy
inexpressible
Cannot be put into words
- unutterableImpossible to express verbally
- unspeakableBeyond verbal expression
- wordlessLacking spoken content
ineffable · nameless · indefinable · unnameable · incommunicable · unsayable · unexpressible · unwordable · unfathomable · incomprehensible
illegible
Cannot be read
corrupted · unintelligible · undecodable · scrambled · unreadable · indecipherable · uninterpretable · noise · static · interference
phonetic
Relating to speech sounds
pronunciation · orthography · transliteration · romanization · notation · phoneme · morpheme · idiolect · vernacular · colloquial
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
inaccessible · impenetrable · unattainable · unreachable · unbridgeable · gap · loss · approximation · inadequacy · insufficiency
untranscribabletranscribable
Able to be copied
clear · articulate · intelligible · decipherable · legible
transcribe, transcribed, transcriber, transcribers, transcribing, transcribable, transcript, transcripts, transcription