distinguishable
[dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪ.ʃə.bl̩]adjective
distinguishable is spelled D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-I-S-H-A-B-L-E: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, distinguishable means “Able, or easily able to be distinguished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in distinguishable?
| Letters | 15: D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-I-S-H-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 distinguishable?
Distinguishable appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 distinguishable?
- [dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪ.ʃə.bl̩]
Distinguishable has 5 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)-StuckInLagToad-distinguishable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of distinguishable
- more distinguishable comparative
- most distinguishable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distinguishable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
Black is very distinguishable against a white background
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Distinguishable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able, or easily able to be distinguished:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | distinguable, distinguible |
| German | unterscheidbar, differenzierbar |
| Portuguese | distinguível |
| Spanish | distinguible |
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 distinguishable come from?
From distinguish + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).