dispensable
/dɪsˈpɛnsəbəl/adjective, noun
dispensable is spelled D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dispensable means “Able to be done without; easily replaced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dispensable?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 dispensable?
Dispensable appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 dispensable?
- /dɪsˈpɛnsəbəl/
- [dɪsˈpʰɛnsəbɫ̩]
- [-bəɫ]
Dispensable has 4 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)-Vealhurl-dispensable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dispensable
- more dispensable comparative
- most dispensable superlative
- dispensables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dispensable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be done without; easily replaced.
- 2
Capable of being dispensed.
- 3
Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
- 4
Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
noun
- 1
Something that can reasonably be dispensed with; something unnecessary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dispensable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | facultatif |
| German | entbehrlich, verzichtbar, überflüssig, abkömmlich |
| Portuguese | dispensável |
| Spanish | prescindible, defectible, dispensable |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dispensable come from?
From dispense + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).