incompressibility
noun
incompressibility is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, incompressibility means “The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of incompressibility is incompressibilities.
How many letters and syllables are in incompressibility?
| Letters | 17: I-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 incompressibility?
Incompressibility appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 incompressibility
- incompressibilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incompressibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being incompressible, of not compressing under pressure
Water has a high degree of incompressibility.
- 2
The bulk modulus or modulus of incompressibility, measured in either electron volts or dynes per square centimeter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does incompressibility come from?
From in- + compressibility.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).