dubitable
/ˈdjuːbɪtəbəl/
"dubitable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dubitable” 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; susceptible of being questioned.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dubitable · dubitable · English
dubitable · 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 | dubitable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdjuːbɪtəbəl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dubitable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dubitable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdjuːbɪtəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable of being doubted; susceptible of being questioned.".
dubitable doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Latin dubitabilis (“doubtful”). The correct English form is dubitable, spelled D-U-B-I-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being doubted; susceptible of being questioned.
Etymology
From the Latin dubitabilis (“doubtful”).
Antonyms
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.