imitable
/ˈɪmɪtəbəl/
"imitable" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“imitable” 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) - Capable of being imitated or copied.
Corpus desk
Index EN-imitable · imitable · English
imitable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | imitable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɪmɪtəbəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “imitable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
imitable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɪmɪtəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for imitable in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French imitable, from Latin imitābilis. See imitate. The correct English form is imitable, spelled I-M-I-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Capable of being imitated or copied.
- 2Worthy of imitation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how imitable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The characters of man placed in lower stations of life are more usefull, as being imitable by great numbers.
otherwise how were it possible, that the most base men, and separate from all imitable qualities, could so often attain to honour and riches, but by such an observant slavish course ?
Etymology
From French imitable, from Latin imitābilis. See imitate.
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.