attributable
/əˈtɹɪbjuːtəbəl/adjective
attributable is spelled A-T-T-R-I-B-U-T-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, attributable means “Capable of being attributed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in attributable?
| Letters | 12: A-T-T-R-I-B-U-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th 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 attributable?
Attributable appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 attributable?
- /əˈtɹɪbjuːtəbəl/
Attributable has 5 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)-Vealhurl-attributable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does attributable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being attributed.
His lack of conversation is attributable to his shyness.
- 2
Allowed to be attributed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Attributable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of being attributed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | attribuable |
| German | zuschreibar |
| Portuguese | atribuível |
| Spanish | atribuible, imputable |
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 attributable come from?
From attribute + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).