inevitability
/ɪˌnɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/noun
inevitability is spelled I-N-E-V-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 13 letters and 7 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inevitability means “The condition of being inevitable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inevitability is inevitabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in inevitability?
| Letters | 13: I-N-E-V-I-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 7 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 inevitability?
Inevitability appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 inevitability?
- /ɪˌnɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/
Inevitability 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-inevitability.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inevitability
- inevitabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inevitability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition of being inevitable.
- 2
An inevitable condition or outcome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inevitability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the condition of being inevitable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Unvermeidlichkeit, Zwangsläufigkeit, Unausweichlichkeit |
| Spanish | inevitabilidad |
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 inevitability come from?
From inevitable + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).