Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unreliability

/ˌʌnɹilˌaɪəbˈɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: un-re-li-a-bil-i-ty
IPA: /ˌʌnɹilˌaɪəbˈɪlɪti/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being unreliable.

Countable; Uncountable

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 reliability English unreliability From un- + reliability.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unreliabilities (plural)

Synonyms

undependability undependableness unreliableness

Rhymes With

facility stability disability liability inability credibility visibility sustainability eligibility instability vulnerability humility

Questions

How do you pronounce unreliability?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnɹilˌaɪəbˈɪlɪti/.
What does unreliability mean?: The quality of being unreliable.
Where does unreliability 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 reliability English unreliability From un- + reliability.

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