degradable

[dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]

/[dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]/ adj

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

The verdict

“degradable” is uncommon English (frequency #90,345 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,345
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.

Corpus desk

Index EN-degradable · degradable · English

degradable · rank #90,345 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,345
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Degen

Nearest frequency peer: Degen (-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 “degradable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “degradable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for degradable
PropertyValue
Headworddegradable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,345
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “degradable” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).degradablefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Degen” (#90,344), “demarcate” (#90,347), “Deano” (#90,342). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “degradable” is #90,345. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

degradable is uncommon English at frequency #90,345 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for degradable, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From degrade + -able. The correct English form is degradable, spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.
  2. 2
    Having a complementary qubit channel and some third noise channel, such that adding the noise to the original channel replicates the complementary channel.

Etymology

From degrade + -able.

This word in other languages

dégradable(Français)abbaubar(Deutsch)degradável(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "degradable"?
"degradable" is spelled D-E-G-R-A-D-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ].
What does "degradable" mean?
As an adjective, "degradable" means: Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.
How do you pronounce "degradable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degradable" is [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]. 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 "degradable"?
From degrade + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "degradable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

COINTELPRO#90,299Chaturvedi#90,278chaperoned#90,273Catalonian#90,264

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list