impossibility
im·pos·si·bil·i·ty/ɪmˌpɑsɪˈbɪliti/noun
impossibility is spelled I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 13 letters and 6 syllables (im·pos·si·bil·i·ty). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impossibility means “Something that is impossible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impossibility is impossibilities.
How many letters and syllables are in impossibility?
| Letters | 13: I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: im·pos·si·bil·i·ty |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 impossibility?
Impossibility appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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).
How do you pronounce impossibility?
- UK /ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/
- US /ɪmˌpɑsɪˈbɪliti/
Impossibility has 6 syllables, split im·pos·si·bil·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-impossibility.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impossibility
- impossibilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impossibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that is impossible.
Meeting the deadline is an impossibility; there is no way we can be ready in time.
- 2
The quality of being impossible.
- 3
obsoleteThe state of being unable to do something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impossibility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impossibilité |
| German | Unmöglichkeit |
| Portuguese | impossibilidade |
| Spanish | imposibilidad |
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.
Where does impossibility come from?
From Middle French impossibilité, from Latin impossibilitās. By surface analysis, im- + possibility and impossible + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).