gettable
/ˈɡɛtəbəl/
"gettable" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gettable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be gotten.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gettable · gettable · English
gettable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | gettable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɡɛtəbəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gettable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gettable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɡɛtəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be gotten.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gettable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From get + -able. The correct English form is gettable, spelled G-E-T-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be gotten.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gettable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I think that of the court's conservative justices, [Amy Coney Barrett] is (as the order today [in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition] suggests and yesterday's decision [in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA]) one of the justices that may be more "gettable" to join the court's liberal justices.
Etymology
From get + -able.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.