imitable
/ˈɪmɪtəbəl/adjective
imitable is spelled I-M-I-T-A-B-L-E: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, imitable means “Capable of being imitated or copied” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in imitable?
| Letters | 8: I-M-I-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 imitable?
Imitable appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 imitable?
- /ˈɪmɪtəbəl/
Imitable has 4 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-imitable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of imitable
- more imitable comparative
- most imitable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does imitable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being imitated or copied.
- 2
Worthy of imitation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does imitable come from?
From French imitable, from Latin imitābilis. See imitate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).