controvertible
/ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/
"controvertible" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“controvertible” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Open to questioning; able to be denied, challenged, or disputed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-controvertible · controvertible · English
controvertible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | controvertible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “controvertible” in English
Rare enough to double-check
controvertible is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝtɪbl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Open to questioning; able to be denied, challenged, or disputed.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for controvertible, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From controvert + -ible. The correct English form is controvertible, spelled C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-T-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Open to questioning; able to be denied, challenged, or disputed.
Etymology
From controvert + -ible.
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.