impressionable
/ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/adjective, noun
impressionable is spelled I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-B-L-E: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, impressionable means “Being easily influenced (especially of young people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impressionable?
| Letters | 14: I-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 impressionable?
Impressionable appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 impressionable?
- /ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/
Impressionable has 5 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-impressionable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impressionable
- more impressionable comparative
- most impressionable superlative
- impressionables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impressionable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Being easily influenced (especially of young people).
noun
- 1
An impressionable person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impressionable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense easily influenced:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | impressionnable |
| German | beeinflussbar |
| Portuguese | impressionável |
| Spanish | impresionable |
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.