The degree to which speech is understandable to the listener.

The degree to which speech can be understood. With specific reference to speech communication system specification and testing, intelligibility denotes the extent to which trained listeners can identify words or phrases that are spoken by trained talkers and transmitted to the listeners via the communication system. Return to

The ability of unfamiliar listeners to comprehend messages.

The quality or state of being intelligible; clearness; perspicuity; definiteness.