invisibility
noun
invisibility is spelled I-N-V-I-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, invisibility means “The state of being invisible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of invisibility is invisibilities.
How many letters and syllables are in invisibility?
| Letters | 12: I-N-V-I-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 invisibility?
Invisibility appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 invisibility?
- US
Invisibility has 6 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)-Flame,_not_lame-invisibility.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of invisibility
- invisibilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invisibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being invisible.
- 2
That which is invisible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invisibility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being invisible:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | invisibilité |
| German | Unsichtbarkeit |
| Portuguese | invisibilidade |
| Spanish | invisibilidad |
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 invisibility come from?
From Middle French invisibilité, from Latin invisibilitas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).