executable
/ˈɛksəkjutəbl/adjective, noun
executable is spelled E-X-E-C-U-T-A-B-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, executable means “Capable of being executed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in executable?
| Letters | 10: E-X-E-C-U-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is executable?
Executable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 executable?
- /ˈɛksəkjutəbl/
- /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːtəbl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-executable.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-executable2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of executable
- executables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does executable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being executed.
noun
- 1
A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.
The program as written by the programmer is generally processed into an executable that can be run.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Executable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exécutable , fichier exécutable |
| German | ausführbar , ausführbare Datei |
| Portuguese | executável, exequível |
| Spanish | ejecutable |
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 executable come from?
From execute + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).