apprehensible

/ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/

//ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl// adj

"apprehensible" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“apprehensible” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).

Corpus desk

Index EN-apprehensible · apprehensible · English

apprehensible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for apprehensible
PropertyValue
Headwordapprehensible
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “apprehensible” in English

apprehensibleranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

apprehensible is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).".

apprehensible has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is apprehensible, spelled A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apprehensible"?
"apprehensible" is spelled A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/.
What does "apprehensible" mean?
As an adjective, "apprehensible" means: Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).
How do you pronounce "apprehensible"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apprehensible" is /ˌæpɹəˈhɛnsəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apprehensible" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list