Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illegible

/ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
il-leg-i-ble
IPA
/ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- English legible English illegible From il- + legible.

Inflected Forms

more illegible (comparative) most illegible (superlative)

Derived Forms

illegibleness illegibly

Frequently Paired Words

eligible

Synonyms

dirty foul indecipherable marked-up unclear undecipherable unreadable

Antonyms

legible

Rhymes With

legible

Questions

How do you pronounce illegible?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/.
What does illegible mean?
Not clear enough to be read; unreadable; not legible or decipherable.
Where does illegible come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- English legible English illegible From il- + legible.

How to pronounce illegible

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