Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intelligibility

[ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
in-tel-li-gi-bil-i-ty
IPA
[ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi]
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which is intelligible; the degree to which something is intelligible.

Uncountable

noun

The quality of recorded speech of every word being understandable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English intelligible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intelligibility From intelligible + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi]

Usage

Inflected Forms

intelligibilities (plural)

Derived Forms

unintelligibility

Synonyms

clearness explicitness lucidity comprehensibility perspicuity legibility plain speaking

Questions

How do you pronounce intelligibility?
The recorded pronunciation is [ɪnˌtɛl.ə.d͡ʒəˈbɪl.ɪ.ɾi].
What does intelligibility mean?
That which is intelligible; the degree to which something is intelligible.
Where does intelligibility come from?
Etymology tree English intelligible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English intelligibility From intelligible + -ity.

How to pronounce intelligibility

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