commensurable
"commensurable" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“commensurable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be measured using a common standard.
Corpus desk
Index EN-commensurable · commensurable · English
commensurable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commensurable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “commensurable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
commensurable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for commensurable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable. The correct English form is commensurable, spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-S-U-R-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be measured using a common standard.
- 2Related in size or scale; commensurate or proportionate.
- 3(of two or more numbers) Divisible by the same number ᵂᴾ
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how commensurable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A yard and a foot are commensurable, as both may be measured by inches.
The numbers 12 and 18 are commensurable, as both are divisible by 6, while 12 and 19 are incommensurable.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Latin commensurabilis (“having a common measure”) in 1550s, from Latin com- (“with”) + mensurabilis (“measurable”). Equivalent to com- + mensurable.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.