inaccessibility
/ˌɪn.əkˌsɛ.sɪˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/noun
inaccessibility is spelled I-N-A-C-C-E-S-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 15 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inaccessibility means “The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inaccessibility?
| Letters | 15: I-N-A-C-C-E-S-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inaccessibility?
Inaccessibility appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 inaccessibility?
- /ˌɪn.əkˌsɛ.sɪˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/
Inaccessibility has 7 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inaccessibility.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does inaccessibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness.
- 2
Such a state in the built environment, commerce, or civics that represents a shortcoming in what society has yet achieved to accommodate the impairments that some of its members have.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inaccessibility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality or state of being inaccessible:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inaccessibilité |
| Portuguese | inacessibilidade |
| Spanish | inaccesibilidad |
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 inaccessibility come from?
From Middle French inaccessibilité, from Latin inaccessibilitas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).