configurable

/kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/

//kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl// adj

"configurable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“configurable” is uncommon English (frequency #53,457 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,457
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-configurable · configurable · English

configurable · rank #53,457 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,457
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH conductance

Nearest frequency peer: conductance (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “configurable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “configurable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for configurable
PropertyValue
Headwordconfigurable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “configurable” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).configurablefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “conductance” (#53,456), “conflated” (#53,458), “comparator” (#53,454). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “configurable” is #53,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

configurable is uncommon English at frequency #53,457 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.".

No misspelling variants are generated for configurable in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From configure + -able. The correct English form is configurable, spelled C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. CA's other offering, the Basic Desk, is configurable from a minimum single-terminal, dual-floppy disk system to a four-terminal version supporting multiple floppy and 10M-byte disks.
  2. Configurable in sixty-four possible variations, the Honda Element is, hands-down, the jigsaw puzzle of transportation.

Etymology

From configure + -able.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "configurable"?
"configurable" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/.
What does "configurable" mean?
As an adjective, "configurable" means: Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
How do you pronounce "configurable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "configurable" is /kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.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 "configurable"?
From configure + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "configurable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list