definable
[dɪˈfaɪnəbəɫ]
"definable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“definable” is uncommon English (frequency #60,007 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,007
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be defined.
Corpus desk
Index EN-definable · definable · English
definable · rank #60,007 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,007
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH defeatist
Nearest frequency peer: defeatist (-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 “definable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- daylights
daylights
39,998 corpus weight
- deets
deets
39,996 corpus weight
- defeatist
defeatist
39,995 corpus weight
- definable
definable
39,994 corpus weight
- delph
delph
39,993 corpus weight
- Deschanel
Deschanel
39,991 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “definable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | definable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [dɪˈfaɪnəbəɫ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #60,007 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “definable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
definable is uncommon English at frequency #60,007 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪˈfaɪnəbəɫ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be defined.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for definable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From define + -able. The correct English form is definable, spelled D-E-F-I-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be defined.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how definable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Many words are definable by using other words.
He speaks to an audience definable not by its size nor even by its color but by its intellectual jazzhead zeal, and if he sometimes appears to be speaking only to himself, so be it; few people I know have the fervor for anything to match Mackey’s for jazz.
Etymology
From define + -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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).