expandable
adjective, noun
expandable is spelled E-X-P-A-N-D-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, expandable means “Having the capacity to be expanded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in expandable?
| Letters | 10: E-X-P-A-N-D-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 expandable?
Expandable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 expandable?
Expandable has 4 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)-Vealhurl-expandable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expandable
- more expandable comparative
- most expandable superlative
- expandables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expandable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the capacity to be expanded.
an expandable baton
noun
- 1
Anything that can be expanded.
Mobile homes include doublewides, expandables, and single units.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expandable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having the capacity to be expanded:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | extensible |
| German | expandierbar, erweiterbar, ausbaufähig, ausdehnbar, ausdehnungsfähig, erweiterungsfähig |
| Portuguese | expansível |
| Spanish | ampliable, expandible |
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 expandable come from?
From expand + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).