To pronounce "indecipherable", say IND-ec-iph-er-abl-e — 6 syllables, IPA /ɪndə-/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ɪndə-/
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"indecipherable" has 6 syllables: ind-ec-iph-er-abl-e. It rhymes with undecipherable, if that helps it stick.
adjective
“The doctor's handwriting was indecipherable.”
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"Indecipherable" has 6 syllables: ind · ec · iph · er · abl · e.
The IPA transcription of "indecipherable" is /ɪndə-/.
Indecipherable: Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.
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