How to pronounce intelligible
American English pronunciation
in-TEL-uh-juh-bul
- IPA
- /ɪnˈtɛlədʒəbəl/
- Syllables
- in · TEL · uh · juh · bul (5 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What intelligible means
Clear enough to be understood
In a sentence: The phone line crackled so much that Dad's words were barely intelligible.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning able to be understood.
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Compare: intelligible and coherent
Coherent means the parts fit together logically, while intelligible just means clear enough to be understood.
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