contestable
adjective
contestable is spelled C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, contestable means “That can be contested; debatable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in contestable?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-T-E-S-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 contestable?
Contestable appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 contestable?
Contestable 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-contestable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of contestable
- more contestable comparative
- most contestable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does contestable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That can be contested; debatable.
Some said he was the greatest of his time but with the amount of talent around that view was contestable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Contestable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that can be contested:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contestable |
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 contestable come from?
From contest + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).