inconsistency
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/noun
inconsistency is spelled I-N-C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inconsistency means “The state of being inconsistent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inconsistency is inconsistencies.
How many letters and syllables are in inconsistency?
| Letters | 13: I-N-C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th 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 inconsistency?
Inconsistency appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 inconsistency?
- UK /ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/
- US /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/
Inconsistency has 5 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: En-us-inconsistency.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inconsistency
- inconsistencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inconsistency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being inconsistent.
- 2
An incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inconsistency in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being inconsistent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inconsistance |
| Portuguese | inconsistência |
| Spanish | inconsistencia |
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.