gettable

/ˈɡɛtəbəl/

//ˈɡɛtəbəl// adj

"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

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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.

Key facts for gettable
PropertyValue
Headwordgettable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɡɛtəbəl/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “gettable” in English

gettableranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Able to be gotten.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how gettable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gettable"?
"gettable" is spelled G-E-T-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɡɛtəbəl/.
What does "gettable" mean?
As an adjective, "gettable" means: Able to be gotten.
How do you pronounce "gettable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gettable" is /ˈɡɛtəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "gettable"?
From get + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list