detestable
/dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/
"detestable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“detestable” is uncommon English (frequency #54,737 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,737
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
Corpus desk
Index EN-detestable · detestable · English
detestable · rank #54,737 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,737
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Diggin
Nearest frequency peer: Diggin (+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 “detestable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Deleuze
Deleuze
45,267 corpus weight
- demilitariz…
demilitarized
45,266 corpus weight
- detestable
detestable
45,264 corpus weight
- Diggin
Diggin
45,263 corpus weight
- disastrously
disastrously
45,262 corpus weight
- disreputable
disreputable
45,261 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “detestable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | detestable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “detestable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
detestable is uncommon English at frequency #54,737 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for detestable, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French détestable. By surface analysis, detest + -able. The correct English form is detestable, spelled D-E-T-E-S-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how detestable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
detestable person
detestable food
Etymology
From Middle French détestable. By surface analysis, detest + -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.
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