disciplinable
/ˈdɪsɪplɪnəb(ə)l/
"disciplinable" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disciplinable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disciplinable · disciplinable · English
disciplinable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disciplinable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdɪsɪplɪnəb(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disciplinable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disciplinable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdɪsɪplɪnəb(ə)l/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for disciplinable, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From discipline + -able and from Latin disciplinabilis. The correct English form is disciplinable, spelled D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
- 2For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
- 3Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how disciplinable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Plato affirmeth, that melancholy minds are more excellent and disciplinable; So are there none more inclinable unto follie.
a disciplinable offence
Etymology
From discipline + -able and from Latin disciplinabilis.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.