declinable
/dɪˈklaɪnəbəɫ/
"declinable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“declinable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.
Corpus desk
Index EN-declinable · declinable · English
declinable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | declinable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈklaɪnəbəɫ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “declinable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
declinable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈklaɪnəbəɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for declinable in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From decline + -able. The correct English form is declinable, spelled D-E-C-L-I-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how declinable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is obvious that the system in present-day English is radically different, and that the notion of case (i.e. a form or modification of a declinable word) is now of very little significance.
Etymology
From decline + -able.
Antonyms
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.