disputable

/dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/

//dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ// adj

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"disputable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disputable” is uncommon English (frequency #94,781 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,781
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disputable · disputable · English

disputable · rank #94,781 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,781
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dispiriting

Nearest frequency peer: dispiriting (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “disputable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “disputable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for disputable
PropertyValue
Headworddisputable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#94,781
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “disputable” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).disputablefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “dispiriting” (#94,780), “Disha” (#94,778), “doctrinaire” (#94,784). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disputable” is #94,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disputable is uncommon English at frequency #94,781 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for disputable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Latin dis- Proto-Italic *putos Latin putus? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-Eu… The correct English form is disputable, spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Latin dis- Proto-Italic *putos Latin putus? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin disputo Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin disputābilislbor. English disputable Learned borrowing from Latin disputābilis. By surface analysis, dispute + -able.

Synonyms

controvertible

This word in other languages

contestable(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disputable"?
"disputable" is spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/.
What does "disputable" mean?
As an adjective, "disputable" means: Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
How do you pronounce "disputable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disputable" is /dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "disputable"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Latin dis- Proto-Italic *putos Latin putus? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Pro... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disputable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list