Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unscannable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-scannable
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That cannot be scanned.

Example Sentences

"There is no prototype for the new bills, but Treasury officials said the final design work on the portrait adjustment, matching watermark security threads and unscannable threads had been authorized by Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen."

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- English scannable English unscannable From un- + scannable.

Questions

What does unscannable mean?: That cannot be scanned.
Where does unscannable 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- English scannable English unscannable From un- + scannable.

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