discreditable
adjective
discreditable is spelled D-I-S-C-R-E-D-I-T-A-B-L-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, discreditable means “Able to be discredited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in discreditable?
| Letters | 13: D-I-S-C-R-E-D-I-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is discreditable?
Discreditable appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 discreditable?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-discreditable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of discreditable
- more discreditable comparative
- most discreditable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discreditable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be discredited.
- 2
Low, mean, bringing discredit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does discreditable come from?
From discredit + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).