discernable
"discernable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discernable” is uncommon English (frequency #66,616 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,616
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of discernible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-discernable · discernable · English
discernable · rank #66,616 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,616
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dioxin
Nearest frequency peer: dioxin (-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 “discernable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- DfID
DfID
33,388 corpus weight
- Dimitris
Dimitris
33,387 corpus weight
- dioxin
dioxin
33,386 corpus weight
- discernable
discernable
33,385 corpus weight
- Dobie
Dobie
33,382 corpus weight
- docent
docent
33,381 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “discernable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discernable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #66,616 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “discernable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
discernable is uncommon English at frequency #66,616 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of discernible.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for discernable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French discernable, equivalent to discern + -able. The correct English form is discernable, spelled D-I-S-C-E-R-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of discernible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how discernable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
These marks produce the corduroy sort of stripes discernable in the tappa in its finished state.
Etymology
From Middle French discernable, equivalent to discern + -able.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).