How Do You Spell UNFORCIBLE?

Pronunciation: [ʌnfˈɔːsəbə͡l] (IPA)

The word "unforcible" is spelled with the prefix "un", meaning not, followed by the adjective "forcible", meaning able to be forced. It is pronounced /ʌnˈfɔːsəbl/, with the stress on the second syllable. The IPA symbols used in the transcription are as follows: /ʌ/ for the vowel sound in "hut", /f/ for the voiceless labiodental fricative, /ɔː/ for the vowel sound in "caught", /s/ for the voiceless alveolar sibilant, and /bl/ for the voiced bilabial stop and lateral approximant sounds.

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Common Misspellings for UNFORCIBLE

  • unforceable
  • ynforcible
  • hnforcible
  • jnforcible
  • inforcible
  • 8nforcible
  • 7nforcible
  • ubforcible
  • umforcible
  • ujforcible
  • uhforcible
  • undorcible
  • uncorcible
  • unvorcible
  • ungorcible
  • untorcible
  • unrorcible
  • unfircible
  • unfkrcible
  • unflrcible

Etymology of UNFORCIBLE

The word unforcible is derived from the prefix un- meaning not or lack of, and the adjective forcible which comes from the verb force. The term force traces its origins to the Latin word fortis, meaning strong or powerful. Over time, forcible came to mean capable of being forced or compelled. By adding the prefix un- to forcible, the word unforcible takes on the meaning of not capable of being forced or compelled.