Phrase guide

mutually intelligible

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of two or more speech varieties, able to be understood by one another's speakers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interintelligible, intercomprehensible

Antonyms: mutually unintelligible

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 互通 (hùtōng) — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety
  • Czech: vzájemně srozumitelný — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety
  • Finnish: keskinäisesti ymmärrettävä — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety
  • French: intercompréhensible — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety
  • German: gegenseitig verständlich — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety
  • Hungarian: kölcsönösen érthető — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety
  • Polish: wzajemnie zrozumiały — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety
  • Russian: взаимопоня́тный (vzaimoponjátnyj) — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety
  • Spanish: mutuamente inteligible — of a speech variety, able to be understood by speakers of another variety