fathomable
/ˈfæðəməbəl/
"fathomable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fathomable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - able to be fathomed
Corpus desk
Index EN-fathomable · fathomable · English
fathomable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fathomable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfæðəməbəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fathomable” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fathomable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfæðəməbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "able to be fathomed".
fathomable has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From fathom + -able. The correct English form is fathomable, spelled F-A-T-H-O-M-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1able to be fathomed
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fathomable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The mystery was finally fathomable after years of research.
His motives were barely fathomable to his friends.
Etymology
From fathom + -able.
Antonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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