ineligibility
noun
ineligibility is spelled I-N-E-L-I-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ineligibility means “The state or quality of being ineligible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ineligibility is ineligibilities.
How many letters and syllables are in ineligibility?
| Letters | 13: I-N-E-L-I-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 ineligibility?
Ineligibility appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 ineligibility
- ineligibilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ineligibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being ineligible.
His ineligibility as a contestant was due to his former employment by the sponsor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ineligibility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state or quality of being ineligible:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inéligibilité |
| German | Untauglichkeit, Ungeeignetheit, Unzulässigkeit |
| Portuguese | inelegibilidade |
| Spanish | inelegibilidad |
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 ineligibility come from?
From French inéligibilité, from Middle French.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).