improbabilidad
Spanish
Etymology
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From im- + probabilidad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /impɾobabiliˈdad/ [ĩm.pɾo.β̞a.β̞i.liˈð̞að̞]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: im‧pro‧ba‧bi‧li‧dad
Noun
improbabilidad f (uncountable)
- improbability
- 2015 October 11, “Lo que ya no es noticia”, in El País[1], Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L., →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 September 2026:
- El contenido informativo de una noticia aumenta siempre en función de su improbabilidad: mientras por ello los atentados terroristas casi diarios que ensangrientan Oriente Próximo o Afganistán no captan sino una modesta nota a pie de página los llevados a cabo en Europa nos mantienen en vilo durante días y semanas.
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Further reading
- “improbabilidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
Tagalog
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Borrowed from Spanish improbabilidad.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔimpɾobabiliˈdad/ [ʔɪm.pɾo.bɐ.bɪ.lɪˈd̪ad̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ad
- Syllabification: im‧pro‧ba‧bi‧li‧dad
Noun
improbabilidád (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜋ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜊᜒᜎᜒᜇᜇ᜔)
- improbability; unlikelihood
- Synonyms: pagkadi-maaaring mangyari, pagkadi-maaaring magkatotoo
- Antonym: probabilidad
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See also
Further reading
- “improbabilidad”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “improbabilidad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 726
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