audible
/ˈɔ.dɪ.bəl/adjective, verb, noun
audible is spelled A-U-D-I-B-L-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, audible means “Able to be heard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in audible?
| Letters | 7: A-U-D-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th 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 audible?
Audible appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 audible?
- UK /ˈɔː.dɪ.bəl/
- US /ˈɔ.dɪ.bəl/
- US [ˈɔ.ɾɪ.bəl]
Audible has 3 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-audible.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of audible
- more audible comparative
- most audible superlative
- audibles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- audibling participle, present
- audibled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does audible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be heard.
verb
- 1
To change the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
The quarterback audibled after seeing the defensive formation.
noun
- 1
The act of or an instance of changing the play at the line of scrimmage by yelling out a new one.
The audible changed the play to a run.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Audible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to be heard:
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 audible come from?
Borrowed from Middle French audible, from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire (“to hear”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).