fungible
/ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/adjective, noun
fungible is spelled F-U-N-G-I-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fungible means “Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fungible?
| Letters | 8: F-U-N-G-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 fungible?
Fungible appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 fungible?
- US /ˈfʌndʒɪbəl/
Fungible has 3 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-fungible.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fungible
- more fungible comparative
- most fungible superlative
- fungibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fungible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
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noun
- 1
Any fungible item.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fungible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fongible |
| German | fungibel, vertretbar , fungibles Gut, fungible Güter |
| Portuguese | fungível |
| Spanish | fungible |
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 fungible come from?
1765 as noun, 1818 as adjective, from Medieval Latin fungibilis, from Latin fungor (“to perform, discharge a duty”) + -ible (“able to”). Originally a legal term, going back to Roman law: res fungibiles (“replaceable things”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).