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inaptitude

/ɪnˈæpt.ɪ.tud/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ap-ti-tude
IPA
/ɪnˈæpt.ɪ.tud/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being inapt.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French inaptitude, probably from Renaissance Latin inaptitūdō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: inaptitude, inaptitūdō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪnˈæpt.ɪ.tud/

Usage

Inflected Forms

inaptitudes (plural)

Synonyms

inaptness

Questions

How do you pronounce inaptitude?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈæpt.ɪ.tud/.
What does inaptitude mean?
The quality of being inapt.
Where does inaptitude come from?
It is traced to French.

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