readability

Questions about readability

What does readability mean?

readability means "the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in readability?

readability has 5 syllables: rea-da-bil-i-ty. The stress falls on "bil". In IPA it is /ˌɹidəˈbɪlɪti/.

What is another word for readability?

Close synonyms include legibility. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is readability a common word?

readability is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with readability?

48 words rhyme with readability. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.