abusable
/əˈbju.zə.bl̩/adjective
abusable is spelled A-B-U-S-A-B-L-E: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, abusable means “Capable of being abused” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abusable?
| Letters | 8: A-B-U-S-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abusable?
Abusable appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abusable?
- UK /əˈbjuː.zə.bl̩/
- US /əˈbju.zə.bl̩/
Abusable has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-abusable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abusable
- more abusable comparative
- most abusable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abusable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being abused.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abusable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of being abused:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | abusável |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abusable come from?
From abuse + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).