defeatable

[dɪˈfiːtəbəɫ]

/[dɪˈfiːtəbəɫ]/ adj

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"defeatable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“defeatable” 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 defeated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-defeatable · defeatable · English

defeatable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for defeatable
PropertyValue
Headworddefeatable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɪˈfiːtəbəɫ]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “defeatable” in English

defeatableranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

defeatable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪˈfiːtəbəɫ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable of being defeated.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for defeatable, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From defeat + -able. The correct English form is defeatable, spelled D-E-F-E-A-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capable of being defeated.

Etymology

From defeat + -able.

Antonyms

impregnableinsuperableinvincibleunbeatableundefeatable

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 "defeatable"?
"defeatable" is spelled D-E-F-E-A-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈfiːtəbəɫ].
What does "defeatable" mean?
As an adjective, "defeatable" means: Capable of being defeated.
How do you pronounce "defeatable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "defeatable" is [dɪˈfiːtəbəɫ]. 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 "defeatable"?
From defeat + -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