disputable
/dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/adjective
disputable is spelled D-I-S-P-U-T-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disputable means “Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disputable?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-P-U-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is disputable?
Disputable appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 disputable?
- UK /dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/
- US /dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/
Disputable 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)-Flame,_not_lame-disputable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disputable?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disputable from its last stressed vowel (/utəbəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of disputable
- more disputable comparative
- most disputable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disputable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disputable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contestable |
| Spanish | disputable |
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 disputable come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin disputābilis. By surface analysis, dispute + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).