accusable
/əˈkjuːzəbl/
"accusable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“accusable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
Corpus desk
Index EN-accusable · accusable · English
accusable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | accusable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈkjuːzəbl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “accusable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
accusable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈkjuːzəbl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable".
No generated misspelling entries exist for accusable in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin accūsābilis (“accusable”), corresponding to accuse + -able; compare French accusable. The correct English form is accusable, spelled A-C-C-U-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or breach; blamable
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how accusable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If you publish that article, you are accusable of libel.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin accūsābilis (“accusable”), corresponding to accuse + -able; compare French accusable.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.