deliverable

/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/

//dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ// adj

"deliverable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deliverable” is uncommon English (frequency #57,331 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,331
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be delivered.

Corpus desk

Index EN-deliverable · deliverable · English

deliverable · rank #57,331 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,331
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH deke

Nearest frequency peer: deke (-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 “deliverable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deliverable
PropertyValue
Headworddeliverable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,331
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “deliverable” 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).deliverablefalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “deke” (#57,330), “Deluca” (#57,332), “decolonization” (#57,328). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deliverable” is #57,331. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deliverable is uncommon English at frequency #57,331 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be delivered.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for deliverable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From deliver + -able. The correct English form is deliverable, spelled D-E-L-I-V-E-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Able to be delivered.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how deliverable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The packages were not deliverable because the roads had flooded out.
  2. Deliverable weapons of mass destruction in the hands of a terror network or a murderous dictator or the two working together constitutes as grave a threat as can be imagined.

Etymology

From deliver + -able.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deliverable"?
"deliverable" is spelled D-E-L-I-V-E-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/.
What does "deliverable" mean?
As an adjective, "deliverable" means: Able to be delivered.
How do you pronounce "deliverable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deliverable" is /dɪˈlɪvɹəbəɫ/. 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 "deliverable"?
From deliver + -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 "deliverable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list