explicable
ex·pli·ca·ble/ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/adjective
explicable is spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (ex·pli·ca·ble). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, explicable means “Able to be explained” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in explicable?
| Letters | 10: E-X-P-L-I-C-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ex·pli·ca·ble |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is explicable?
Explicable appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 explicable?
- /ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/
Explicable has 4 syllables, split ex·pli·ca·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-explicable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with explicable
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What does explicable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be explained.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Explicable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to be explained:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | explicable |
| Portuguese | explicável |
| Spanish | explicable |
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 explicable come from?
From Middle French explicable, from Latin explicabilis, from explicō (“unfold, explain”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).