clickable
/ˈklɪkəbəl/
"clickable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clickable” is uncommon English (frequency #64,271 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,271
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - That establishes rapport with an audience.
| 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) |
Where “clickable” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
clickable is uncommon English at frequency #64,271 among 43,570 “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.
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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Using “clickable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-L-I-C-K-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈklɪkəbəl/ (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.