Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untranslatably

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-trans-lat-ably
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that precludes translation.

Example Sentences

"The subject matter of the text is untranslatably bound up in the local culture."

Etymology

From untranslatable + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: untranslatable

Inflected Forms

more untranslatably (comparative) most untranslatably (superlative)

Questions

What does untranslatably mean?: In a way that precludes translation.
Where does untranslatably come from?: From untranslatable + -ly.

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