developable
adjective, noun
developable is spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, developable means “Suitable for development, often specifically for construction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in developable?
| Letters | 11: D-E-V-E-L-O-P-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 developable?
Developable appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 developable?
- US
Developable 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-developable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of developable
- more developable comparative
- most developable superlative
- developables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does developable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suitable for development, often specifically for construction
- 2
Which can be developed into a visible image.
- 3
Described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other, allowing the surface to be developed into a plane.
noun
- 1
A developable surface.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does developable come from?
From develop + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).