adorkable
adork·a·ble/əˈdɔɹkəb(ə)l/adjective
adorkable is spelled A-D-O-R-K-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (adork·a·ble). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, adorkable means “Adorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adorkable?
| Letters | 9: A-D-O-R-K-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: adork·a·ble |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 adorkable?
Adorkable appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 adorkable?
- UK /əˈdɔːkəbl̩/
- US /əˈdɔɹkəb(ə)l/
Adorkable has 3 syllables, split adork·a·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-adorkable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of adorkable
- more adorkable comparative
- most adorkable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adorkable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
informalAdorable in a dorky, socially awkward manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does adorkable come from?
Blend of adorable + dork.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).