adaptable
/əˈdæptəbəl/adjective
adaptable is spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, adaptable means “Capable of being adapted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adaptable?
| Letters | 9: A-D-A-P-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adaptable?
Adaptable appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 adaptable?
- US /əˈdæptəbəl/
Adaptable has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-adaptable.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-adaptable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of adaptable
- more adaptable comparative
- most adaptable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adaptable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being adapted.
an adaptable electric plug for international use
- 2
Willing or able to adapt to circumstances; flexible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adaptable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of adapting or of being adapted:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adaptable |
| German | anpassungsfähig |
| Portuguese | adaptável |
| Spanish | adaptable, amoldable, acomodadizo, acomodaticio |
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.