comestible
co·mes·ti·ble/kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/adjective, noun
comestible is spelled C-O-M-E-S-T-I-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (co·mes·ti·ble). It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, comestible means “Suitable to be eaten; edible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in comestible?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-E-S-T-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: co·mes·ti·ble |
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is comestible?
Comestible appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 comestible?
- /kəˈmɛstəbl̩/
- UK /kəˈmɛstɪbl̩/
Comestible has 4 syllables, split co·mes·ti·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-comestible.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of comestible
- more comestible comparative
- most comestible superlative
- comestibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does comestible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suitable to be eaten; edible.
noun
- 1
Anything that can be eaten; food.
For instance, a food ration can be polymorphed into a carrot, a tripe ration, or any other comestible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Comestible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | comestible |
| German | essbar, genießbar, Speise- , Nahrungsmittel, Essen |
| Portuguese | comestível |
| Spanish | comestible, comible |
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 comestible come from?
Borrowed from Middle French comestible, or its source, Late Latin comestibilis, from Latin comedō (“to eat”), from com- (English com-) + edō (“I eat”) (as in English edible), from Proto-Indo-European (whence also English eat). Cognate with Spanish comestible (“grocery”). Attested as adjective in late 15th century, from Middle French, but fell from use in the 17th century, thence reintroduced from Modern French in 19th century. Corresponding terms in various Romance languages, more distant cognates include Portuguese and Spanish comida.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).