detectable
/dɪˈtɛktəbəɫ/adjective
detectable is spelled D-E-T-E-C-T-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, detectable means “Able to be detected, noticeable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in detectable?
| Letters | 10: D-E-T-E-C-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 detectable?
Detectable appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 detectable?
- UK /dɪˈtɛktəbəɫ/
Detectable 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-detectable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with detectable?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as detectable 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 detectable
- more detectable comparative
- most detectable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does detectable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be detected, noticeable.
There was a detectable pause before he continued. We all noticed it but no one commented.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Detectable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that which can be detected:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | détectable |
| Portuguese | detectável, detetável |
| Spanish | detectable |
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 detectable come from?
From detect + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).