addressable
"addressable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“addressable” is uncommon English (frequency #61,942 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,942
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be addressed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-addressable · addressable · English
addressable · rank #61,942 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,942
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Adlai
Nearest frequency peer: Adlai (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “addressable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- abeyance
abeyance
38,064 corpus weight
- aby
aby
38,063 corpus weight
- addressable
addressable
38,059 corpus weight
- Adlai
Adlai
38,058 corpus weight
- aeolian
aeolian
38,057 corpus weight
- agnosticism
agnosticism
38,055 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “addressable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | addressable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #61,942 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “addressable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
addressable is uncommon English at frequency #61,942 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be addressed.".
addressable has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From address + -able. The correct English form is addressable, spelled A-D-D-R-E-S-S-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be addressed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how addressable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Despite the prevailing external forces, we remain confident in our ability to profitably grow the business in our addressable markets," the company said.
Etymology
From address + -able.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).