impracticability
noun
impracticability is spelled I-M-P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impracticability means “The quality or condition of being impracticable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impracticability is impracticabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in impracticability?
| Letters | 16: I-M-P-R-A-C-T-I-C-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 impracticability?
Impracticability appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 impracticability
- impracticabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impracticability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or condition of being impracticable.
- 2
An impracticable thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impracticability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the quality or condition of being impracticable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | impraticabilidade |
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 impracticability come from?
From impracticable + -ability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).