equable
/ˈɛk.wə.bəl/adjective
equable is spelled E-Q-U-A-B-L-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, equable means “Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in equable?
| Letters | 7: E-Q-U-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 equable?
Equable appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 equable?
- US /ˈɛk.wə.bəl/
Equable has 3 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: En-us-equable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of equable
- more equable comparative
- most equable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does equable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unvarying, calm and steady; constant and uniform.
- 2
Free from extremes of heat or cold.
- 3
Not easily disturbed; tranquil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does equable come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin aequābilis, from aequō (“make level”), from aequus (“even, level”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).