Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unproficiency

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-pro-fi-cien-cy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of proficiency.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One is sick of the pleuritical stitches of envy; one of the contracting cramp of covetousness; another of the atrophy of unproficiency."

Etymology

From un- + proficiency.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unproficiency mean?: Lack of proficiency.
Where does unproficiency come from?: From un- + proficiency.

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