determinable
adjective, noun
determinable is spelled D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, determinable means “able to be determined or limited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in determinable?
| Letters | 12: D-E-T-E-R-M-I-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is determinable?
Determinable appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 determinable?
- US
Determinable has 5 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)-Flame,_not_lame-determinable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of determinable
- more determinable comparative
- most determinable superlative
- determinables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does determinable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
able to be determined or limited
- 2
able to be decided or settled by law
- 3
Of a tenure or estate in land, able to be determined on the occurrence of some event.
noun
- 1
An attribute of something that is susceptible of determination into various states
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Determinable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to be determined or limited:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | bestimmbar |
| Portuguese | determinável |
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 determinable come from?
From determine + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).