clickable
/ˈklɪkəbəl/
"clickable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clickable” is uncommon English (frequency #64,271 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,271
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That establishes rapport with an audience.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clickable · clickable · English
clickable · rank #64,271 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,271
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Citroën
Nearest frequency peer: Citroën (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “clickable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- cissy
cissy
35,733 corpus weight
- Cistercian
Cistercian
35,732 corpus weight
- Citroën
Citroën
35,731 corpus weight
- clickable
clickable
35,730 corpus weight
- coeliac
coeliac
35,729 corpus weight
- Cogan
Cogan
35,728 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “clickable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | clickable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈklɪkəbəl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,271 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clickable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
clickable is uncommon English at frequency #64,271 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈklɪkəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for clickable in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able The correct English form is clickable, spelled C-L-I-C-K-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1That establishes rapport with an audience.
- 2That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die.
- 3Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how clickable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Putting a clickable link in your post is easy.
Etymology
c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).