inheritable
/ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/
"inheritable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“inheritable” is uncommon English (frequency #98,262 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,262
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That can be inherited.
Corpus desk
Index EN-inheritable · inheritable · English
inheritable · rank #98,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,262
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH infotech
Nearest frequency peer: infotech (-2 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 “inheritable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ineffective…
ineffectively
1,744 corpus weight
- infallibly
infallibly
1,743 corpus weight
- infotech
infotech
1,741 corpus weight
- inheritable
inheritable
1,739 corpus weight
- insectivoro…
insectivorous
1,736 corpus weight
- intensifier
intensifier
1,735 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “inheritable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inheritable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #98,262 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “inheritable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
inheritable is uncommon English at frequency #98,262 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɪnˈhɛrɪtəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
inheritable has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English enheritable (“inheritable”), from Anglo-Norman enheritable; equivalent to inherit + -able. The correct English form is inheritable, spelled I-N-H-E-R-I-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1That can be inherited.
- 2Capable of taking by inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of succeeding to, as an heir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inheritable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
an inheritable estate or title
an inheritable disease
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English enheritable (“inheritable”), from Anglo-Norman enheritable; equivalent to inherit + -able.
This word in other languages
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).