legibility
/ˌlɛd͡ʒ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/noun
legibility is spelled L-E-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, legibility means “The property of being legible or easily readable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of legibility is legibilities.
How many letters and syllables are in legibility?
| Letters | 10: L-E-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,884th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is legibility?
Legibility appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,884th 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 legibility?
- UK /lɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
- US /ˌlɛd͡ʒ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/
- US [ˌlɛd͡ʒ.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi]
Legibility has 5 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-legibility.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-VCcortex-legibility.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with legibility?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as legibility from its last stressed vowel (/ɪləti/):
- responsibility
- possibility
- capability
- probability
- accountability
- fertility
- sustainability
- eligibility
- instability
- vulnerability
- compatibility
- accessibility
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of legibility
- legibilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does legibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being legible or easily readable.
The legibility of this text is questionable: half the people asked said it was almost illegible, but the other half said it was easy to read.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Legibility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense property of being legible or easily readable – see also readability:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lisibilité |
| German | Lesbarkeit |
| Portuguese | legibilidade |
| Spanish | legibilidad |
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.