Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

implausible

/ˌɪmplˈɔzəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: im-plau-si-ble
IPA: /ˌɪmplˈɔzəbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.

Example Sentences

"Harper finds the idea that Latin developed into the modern Romance languages too implausible to believe."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English plausible English implausible From im- + plausible.

Inflected Forms

more implausible (comparative) most implausible (superlative)

Derived Forms

implausibility implausibleness implausibly

Synonyms

unplausible

Antonyms

plausible

Rhymes With

plausible

Questions

How do you pronounce implausible?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmplˈɔzəbəl/.
What does implausible mean?: Not plausible; unlikely; dubious.
Where does implausible come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English plausible English implausible From im- + plausible.

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