amiable
/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/adjective
amiable is spelled A-M-I-A-B-L-E: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “amiable vs amicable” about 4,400 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, amiable means “Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amiable?
| Letters | 7: A-M-I-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Same letters |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is amiable?
Amiable appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 amiable?
- /ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/
- /ˈæ.mi.ə.bəl/
Amiable 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: En-au-amiable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with amiable
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with amiable?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as amiable.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aimable.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of amiable
- more amiable comparative
- most amiable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amiable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Friendly; kind; sweet; gracious.
an amiable temper
- 2
Of a pleasant and likeable nature; kind-hearted; easy to like.
an amiable person
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amiable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aimable, avenant, affable |
| German | liebenswürdig, liebenswert, gutmütig |
| Portuguese | amigável, amável , afável |
| Spanish | amable |
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.
Where does amiable come from?
From Middle English amyable, from Old French amiable, from Late Latin amīcābilis (“friendly”), from Latin amīcus (“friend”), from amō (“love”, verb). The meaning has been influenced by French amiable and Latin amābilis (“loveable”) (whence English aimable and amable). Doublet of amicable. Compare with amorous, amability.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).