delectable
/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/adjective, noun
delectable is spelled D-E-L-E-C-T-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, delectable means “Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in delectable?
| Letters | 10: D-E-L-E-C-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is delectable?
Delectable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce delectable?
- UK /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/
- UK [dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ]
Delectable has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-delectable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with delectable?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as delectable from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktəbəl/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of delectable
- more delectable comparative
- most delectable superlative
- delectables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does delectable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.
noun
- 1
Something that is delectable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Delectable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | délicieux, savoureux , délice |
| German | köstlich, lecker , Leckerei, Köstlichkeit |
| Portuguese | delicioso, deleitoso, deleitável , deleite |
| Spanish | delicioso, delectable, deleitable , delicia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does delectable come from?
From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).