incommensurability
/ˌɪŋkəˌmɛnʃʊɹəˈbɪlɪti/noun
incommensurability is spelled I-N-C-O-M-M-E-N-S-U-R-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 18 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, incommensurability means “The state or characteristic of being incommensurable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in incommensurability?
| Letters | 18: I-N-C-O-M-M-E-N-S-U-R-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 incommensurability?
Incommensurability appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 incommensurability?
- /ˌɪŋkəˌmɛnʃʊɹəˈbɪlɪti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incommensurability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or characteristic of being incommensurable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incommensurability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or characteristic of being incommensurable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incommensurabilité |
| German | Inkommensurabilität |
| Portuguese | incomensurabilidade |
| Spanish | incomensurabilidad |
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 incommensurability come from?
From incommensurable + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).