unintelligibility
noun
unintelligibility is spelled U-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, unintelligibility means “The quality or condition of being unintelligible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of unintelligibility is unintelligibilities.
How many letters and syllables are in unintelligibility?
| Letters | 17: U-N-I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 unintelligibility?
Unintelligibility appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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).
Forms of unintelligibility
- unintelligibilities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does unintelligibility mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality or condition of being unintelligible.
- 2
Something that is unintelligible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Unintelligibility in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality or condition fo being unintelligible:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inintelligibilité |
| Spanish | ininteligibilidad |
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 unintelligibility come from?
From un- + intelligibility.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).