intractability
noun
intractability is spelled I-N-T-R-A-C-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intractability means “The state of being intractable; intractableness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intractability is intractabilities.
How many letters and syllables are in intractability?
| Letters | 14: I-N-T-R-A-C-T-A-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 intractability?
Intractability appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 intractability?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-intractability.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intractability
- intractabilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intractability mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being intractable; intractableness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intractability in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (of people) the state of being intractable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | intratabilidad |
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 intractability come from?
From intractable + -ity or in- + tractability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).