fashionable
/ˈfæʃənəbl̩/adjective, noun
fashionable is spelled F-A-S-H-I-O-N-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fashionable means “Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fashionable?
| Letters | 11: F-A-S-H-I-O-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.5 times per million words; the 12,045th 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 fashionable?
Fashionable appears 4.5 times per million words in written English, the 12,045th 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 fashionable?
- /ˈfæʃənəbl̩/
Fashionable 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: En-us-fashionable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fashionable
- more fashionable comparative
- most fashionable superlative
- fashionables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fashionable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
a fashionable dress
- 2
Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
the fashionable philosophy
- 3
archaicgenteel; well-bred
fashionable society
noun
- 1
A fashionable person; a fop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fashionable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à la mode, en vogue, fashionable |
| German | modisch, fashionable |
| Portuguese | moderno, na moda |
| Spanish | a la moda, de moda, en voga, estar fashion (estar fashon) |
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 fashionable come from?
From fashion + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).