Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fallible

/ˈfæl.ə.bəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: fal-li-ble
IPA: /ˈfæl.ə.bəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

adj

Capable of failure.

Example Sentences

"prove fallible"
"recognize as fallible"
"Even the best doctors are fallible."
"He admitted he was fallible like anyone else."

Etymology

From Middle English fallible, from Medieval Latin fallibilis (“liable to err, also deceitful”), from Latin fallere (“to deceive”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fallible, fallibilis, fallere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfæl.ə.bəl/
British English: /ˈfal.ɪ.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more fallible (comparative) most fallible (superlative)

Derived Forms

fallibleness fallibly nonfallible unfallible

Frequently Paired Words

fail fallacious fallacy fallibilism fallibilist fallibility

Synonyms

defective faulty faultful imperfect frail weak

Antonyms

perfect infallible

Rhymes With

infallible

Questions

How do you pronounce fallible?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfæl.ə.bəl/.
What does fallible mean?: Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Where does fallible come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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