approachable
/əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/adjective
approachable is spelled A-P-P-R-O-A-C-H-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, approachable means “Easily approached; easy to talk to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in approachable?
| Letters | 12: A-P-P-R-O-A-C-H-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is approachable?
Approachable appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 approachable?
- UK /əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/
- UK [əˈpɹəʊ.t͡ʃə.bl̩]
- US /əˈpɹoʊ.t͡ʃə.bəl/
Approachable 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-approachable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of approachable
- more approachable comparative
- most approachable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does approachable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Easily approached; easy to talk to.
Her boss was very approachable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Approachable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense easy to talk to:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | approchable, abordable |
| German | zugänglich |
| Portuguese | afável, abordável, acessível |
| Spanish | abordable, orillable, fácil de abordar / orillar, fácil hablar con |
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 approachable come from?
From approach + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).