Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ineptitude

/ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.t(j)ud/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: in-ep-ti-tude
IPA: /ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.t(j)ud/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being inept.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An instance of being inept.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands."
"He droned on with platitudes and ineptitudes while Malone whispered to Enid that if Alasha was a fair specimen of the population it was just as well that his native land was safely engulfed in the Atlantic Ocean."

Etymology

From Latin ineptitūdō. By surface analysis, inept + -itude.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ineptitūdō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.t(j)ud/
British English: /ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.tjud/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ineptitudes (plural)

Synonyms

incompetence ineptness schmuckiness worthlessness awkwardness clumsiness maladroitness slowness

Questions

How do you pronounce ineptitude?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnɛp.tɪ.t(j)ud/.
What does ineptitude mean?: The quality of being inept.
Where does ineptitude come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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