companionable
"companionable" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“companionable” 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) - Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-companionable · companionable · English
companionable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | companionable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “companionable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
companionable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.".
companionable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From companion + -able. The correct English form is companionable, spelled C-O-M-P-A-N-I-O-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how companionable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She returned presently, bringing a smoking basin and a basket of work; and, having placed the former on the hob, drew in her seat, evidently pleased to find me so companionable.
I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.
Etymology
From companion + -able.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.