condemnable

/kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl/

//kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl// adj

"condemnable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“condemnable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deserving of condemnation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-condemnable · condemnable · English

condemnable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for condemnable
PropertyValue
Headwordcondemnable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “condemnable” in English

condemnablesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

condemnable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deserving of condemnation.".

Zero misspellings are on record for condemnable in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From condemn + -able. The correct English form is condemnable, spelled C-O-N-D-E-M-N-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deserving of condemnation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how condemnable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It is not the fault of any creed, but of the complicated nature of human affairs, […] that hardly any kind of action can safely be laid down as either always obligatory or always condemnable.
  2. He’s got the one issue that’s utterly condemnable, but he was really quite open.

Etymology

From condemn + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "condemnable"?
"condemnable" is spelled C-O-N-D-E-M-N-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl/.
What does "condemnable" mean?
As an adjective, "condemnable" means: Deserving of condemnation.
How do you pronounce "condemnable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "condemnable" is /kənˈdɛm.nə.bəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "condemnable"?
From condemn + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list