illegibility
noun
illegibility is spelled I-L-L-E-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, illegibility means “The characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of illegibility is illegibilities.
How many letters and syllables are in illegibility?
| Letters | 12: I-L-L-E-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is illegibility?
Illegibility appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of illegibility
- illegibilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does illegibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic or quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to read.
The illegibility of his handwriting made it unclear which answer he wrote.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Illegibility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality of being illegible; the quality of being difficult or impossible to :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | illisibilité |
| German | Unlesbarkeit |
| Portuguese | ilegibilidade |
| Spanish | ilegibilidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.