assignable

Name: assignable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/əˈsaɪnəbl̩/

//əˈsaɪnəbl̩// adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“assignable” is an uncommon English word, ranked #80,205 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#80,205
frequency rank, English: 10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capable of being assigned (all senses).

Key facts for assignable
Property	Value
Headword	assignable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/əˈsaɪnəbl̩/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#80,205
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “assignable” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). assignable lands here:

#80,205

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for assignable is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈsaɪnəbl̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #80,205 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for assignable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From assign + -able. The correct English form is assignable, spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Capable of being assigned (all senses).
2
Capable of being specified or shown.

Etymology

From assign + -able.

Antonyms

nonassignable unassignable

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "assignable"?

"assignable" is spelled A-S-S-I-G-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈsaɪnəbl̩/.

What does "assignable" mean?

As an adjective, "assignable" means: Capable of being assigned (all senses).

How do you pronounce "assignable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assignable" is /əˈsaɪnəbl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "assignable"?

From assign + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “assignable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is A-S-S-I-G-N-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /əˈsaɪnəbl̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.