doubtable
"doubtable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“doubtable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
Corpus desk
Index EN-doubtable · doubtable · English
doubtable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doubtable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “doubtable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
doubtable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for doubtable, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English doutable, from Old French doutable, dotable, equivalent to doubt + -able. The correct English form is doubtable, spelled D-O-U-B-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
- 2Fearsome; redoubtable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how doubtable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Descartes adopts the tool of a radical skepticism, submitting to question established beliefs, exposing them to the test of doubt, breaking them down when they prove doubtable.
Etymology
From Middle English doutable, from Old French doutable, dotable, equivalent to doubt + -able.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.