Unpronounceable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly

very difficult to pronounce correctly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpɹənˈaʊnsəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpɹənˈaʊnsəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpɹənˈaʊnsəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnpɹənˈaʊnsəbəl/.

Examples

an unpronounceable foreign word
unutterable consonant clusters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unutterable

Antonyms

pronounceable

Parts of Speech

adjective	impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly
adjective	very difficult to pronounce correctly “an unpronounceable foreign word”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unaussprechlich

unmöglich oder schwer richtig auszusprechen

🇫🇷French

imprononçable

impossible ou difficile à prononcer correctement

🇪🇸Spanish

impronunciable

imposible o difícil de pronunciar correctamente

🇮🇹Italian

impronunciabile

impossibile o difficile da pronunciare correttamente

🇳🇱Dutch

onuitspreekbaar

onmogelijk of moeilijk om correct uit te spreken

🇵🇹Portuguese

impronunciável

impossível ou difícil de pronunciar corretamente

🇷🇺Russian

непроизносимый

невозможно или трудно произнести правильно

India

🇧🇩Bengali

উচ্চারণযোগ্য

সঠিকভাবে উচ্চারণ করা অসম্ভব বা কঠিন

🇮🇳Tamil

உச்சரிக்க முடியாத

சாத்தியமற்றது அல்லது சரியாக உச்சரிக்க கடினமாக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉచ్ఛరించలేని

సరిగ్గా ఉచ్చరించడం అసాధ్యం లేదా కష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

उच्चारण्यायोग्य

योग्य उच्चार करणे अशक्य किंवा कठीण

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટ

યોગ્ય રીતે ઉચ્ચારણ કરવું અશક્ય અથવા મુશ્કેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲಾಗದ

ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಲು ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉച്ചരിക്കാനാവാത്ത

ശരിയായി ഉച്ചരിക്കാൻ അസാധ്യമോ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਉਚਾਰਣਯੋਗ

ਸਹੀ ਉਚਾਰਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਅਸੰਭਵ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل تلافی

درست طریقے سے تلفظ کرنا ناممکن یا مشکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无法发音的

不可能或难以正确发音

🇯🇵Japanese

発音できない

正しく発音することが不可能または難しい

🇰🇷Korean

발음할 수 없는

정확하게 발음하는 것이 불가능하거나 어렵습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể phát âm được

không thể hoặc khó phát âm chính xác

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สามารถออกเสียงได้

เป็นไปไม่ได้หรือยากที่จะออกเสียงได้อย่างถูกต้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak dapat diucapkan

mustahil atau sulit diucapkan dengan benar

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mabigkas

imposible o mahirap bigkasin ng tama

🇲🇾Malay

tidak boleh disebut

mustahil atau sukar disebut dengan betul

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يمكن نطقه

مستحيل أو صعب النطق بشكل صحيح

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل تلفظ

تلفظ صحیح غیرممکن یا دشوار است

🇹🇷Turkish

telaffuz edilemez

doğru telaffuz edilmesi imkansız veya zor

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי ניתן לבטא

בלתי אפשרי או קשה לבטא נכון

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The primary meaning of 'unpronounceable' is 'impossible or difficult to pronounce correctly'.

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Using 'unpronounceable' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unpronounceable' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unpronounceable' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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