Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mutually intelligible

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
mu-tu-al-ly in-tel-li-gi-ble
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
8
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of two or more speech varieties, able to be understood by one another's speakers.

Example Sentences

Phrases

mutual intelligibility

Frequently Paired Words

mutual intelligibility

Synonyms

interintelligible intercomprehensible

Antonyms

mutually unintelligible

Questions

What does mutually intelligible mean?
Of two or more speech varieties, able to be understood by one another's speakers.

How to pronounce mutually intelligible

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