indictable
/ɪnˈdaɪtəbəl/
"indictable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“indictable” is uncommon English (frequency #64,441 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,441
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subjecting one to an indictment. (of an act)
Corpus desk
Index EN-indictable · indictable · English
indictable · rank #64,441 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,441
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH inductee
Nearest frequency peer: inductee (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “indictable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- imago
imago
35,564 corpus weight
- incinerate
incinerate
35,562 corpus weight
- indictable
indictable
35,560 corpus weight
- inductee
inductee
35,559 corpus weight
- infante
infante
35,558 corpus weight
- Inouye
Inouye
35,556 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “indictable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | indictable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪnˈdaɪtəbəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,441 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “indictable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
indictable is uncommon English at frequency #64,441 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪnˈdaɪtəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for indictable in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From indict + -able. The correct English form is indictable, spelled I-N-D-I-C-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Subjecting one to an indictment. (of an act)
- 2Able or deserving to be indicted. (of a person)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how indictable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Do not then charge men as too strict or precise, when they endeavour to abstain from idle thoughts and idle words, that they dare not give themselves that licence which others take, for these are indictable as well as great sins;
Stoppage of streets, by coaches standing at places of entertainment, &c. &c. are public nusances, and indictable.
Etymology
From indict + -able.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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