Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preventability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-ventabil-i-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being preventable

Uncountable

noun

The extent to which something is preventable

Countable

Etymology

From prevent + -ability.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: prevent

Usage

Inflected Forms

preventabilities (plural)

Questions

What does preventability mean?: The condition of being preventable
Where does preventability come from?: From prevent + -ability.

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