fathomable
/ˈfæðəməbəl/adjective
fathomable is spelled F-A-T-H-O-M-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fathomable means “able to be fathomed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fathomable?
| Letters | 10: F-A-T-H-O-M-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 fathomable?
Fathomable appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 fathomable?
- /ˈfæðəməbəl/
- /ˈfæðməbəl/
Fathomable 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-fathomable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fathomable
- more fathomable comparative
- most fathomable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fathomable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
able to be fathomed
The mystery was finally fathomable after years of research.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fathomable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense possible to understand:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | compréhensible |
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 fathomable come from?
From fathom + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).