adoptable
"adoptable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“adoptable” is uncommon English (frequency #77,382 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,382
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be adopted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-adoptable · adoptable · English
adoptable · rank #77,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,382
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH adamantium
Nearest frequency peer: adamantium (-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 “adoptable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Ackley
Ackley
22,622 corpus weight
- acquisitive
acquisitive
22,621 corpus weight
- adamantium
adamantium
22,620 corpus weight
- adoptable
adoptable
22,619 corpus weight
- adware
adware
22,618 corpus weight
- aerobatic
aerobatic
22,616 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “adoptable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adoptable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,382 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “adoptable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
adoptable is uncommon English at frequency #77,382 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for adoptable in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From adopt + -able. The correct English form is adoptable, spelled A-D-O-P-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be adopted.
- 2Desirable to adopt.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adoptable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Only after reaching three weeks of age are the infants considered adoptable.
Personability and youthful vigor make this puppy highly adoptable.
Etymology
From adopt + -able.
This word in other languages
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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