Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fallibility

/fæləˈbɪləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: fal-li-bil-i-ty
IPA: /fæləˈbɪləti/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being prone to error.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An error-generating characteristic.

Countable

Example Sentences

"...they had a damnably suggestive power which was intensified by the fact of their being genuine photographs—actual optical links with what they portrayed, and the product of an impersonal transmitting process without prejudice, fallibility, or mendacity."
"Dr. Anne Armstrong-Coben has provided a spot-on description of the fallibilities of the electronic medical record from the standpoint of the doctor-patient encounter."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fallible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English fallibility From fallible + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fæləˈbɪləti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fallibilities (plural)

Antonyms

infallibility

Rhymes With

facility stability disability liability inability credibility visibility sustainability eligibility instability vulnerability humility

Questions

How do you pronounce fallibility?: The recorded pronunciation is /fæləˈbɪləti/.
What does fallibility mean?: The state of being prone to error.
Where does fallibility come from?: Etymology tree English fallible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English fallibility From fallible + -ity.

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