ignorable
adjective, noun
ignorable is spelled I-G-N-O-R-A-B-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ignorable means “Able to be ignored” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ignorable?
| Letters | 9: I-G-N-O-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ignorable?
Ignorable appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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).
Forms of ignorable
- more ignorable comparative
- most ignorable superlative
- ignorables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ignorable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be ignored.
Users on this Internet chat system are ignorable by right-clicking the user name.
- 2
Insignificant or trivial enough to be ignored.
- 3
Unrelated to the parameters being estimated
noun
- 1
Anything that can be ignored.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ignorable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that can be ignored:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ignorable |
| German | vernachlässigbar |
| Portuguese | ignorável |
| Spanish | ignorable |
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 ignorable come from?
From ignore + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).