infertile
/ɪnˈfɝtɪl/adjective
infertile is spelled I-N-F-E-R-T-I-L-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, infertile means “Not fertile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in infertile?
| Letters | 9: I-N-F-E-R-T-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 infertile?
Infertile appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 infertile?
- UK /ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)taɪl/
- US /ɪnˈfɝtɪl/
Infertile has 3 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-infertile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of infertile
- more infertile comparative
- most infertile superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infertile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not fertile.
The soil was too infertile to grow crops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infertile in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not fertile:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stérile |
| German | unfruchtbar |
| Portuguese | infértil |
| Spanish | estéril, infértil |
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 infertile come from?
From Middle French infertile, from Late Latin infertilis, equivalent to in- + fertile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).