communicable
/kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/adjective
communicable is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, communicable means “Able to be transmitted between people or animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in communicable?
| Letters | 12: C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th 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 communicable?
Communicable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 communicable?
- /kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl/
Communicable has 5 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-communicable.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-communicable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of communicable
- more communicable comparative
- most communicable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does communicable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be transmitted between people or animals.
(but the last two are not interchangeable in formal registers)
- 2
Readily communicated.
- 3
Talkative or expansive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Communicable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to be transmitted between people or species:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | communicable, communiquable |
| Spanish | comunicable |
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 communicable come from?
From Old French communicable, Latin communicabilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).