conceivable
/kənˈsiːvəbl̩/adjective
conceivable is spelled C-O-N-C-E-I-V-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, conceivable means “Capable of being conceived or imagined” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conceivable?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-C-E-I-V-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 conceivable?
Conceivable appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 conceivable?
- /kənˈsiːvəbl̩/
Conceivable has 4 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-conceivable.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-conceivable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does conceivable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being conceived or imagined.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conceivable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of being conceived or imagined; possible; credible; thinkable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pensable, imaginable, concevable |
| German | absehbar, begreiflich, denkbar, erdenklich, vorstellbar |
| Portuguese | imaginável, concebível |
| Spanish | concebible, pensable, imaginable |
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 conceivable come from?
From Middle English conceyvable, equivalent to conceive + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).