Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unenforceable

/ˌʌnɛnfˈɔɹsəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
un-en-force-able
IPA
/ˌʌnɛnfˈɔɹsəbəl/
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to be enforced.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English enforce Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enforceable English unenforceable From un- + enforceable.

Inflected Forms

more unenforceable (comparative) most unenforceable (superlative) unenforcible (alternative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce unenforceable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɛnfˈɔɹsəbəl/.
What does unenforceable mean?
Unable to be enforced.
Where does unenforceable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English enforce Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enforceable English unenforceable From un- + enforceable.

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