lachrymable

adj

"lachrymable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lachrymable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lamentable

Corpus desk

Index EN-lachrymable · lachrymable · English

lachrymable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for lachrymable
PropertyValue
Headwordlachrymable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lachrymable” in English

lachrymablefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lachrymable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lamentable".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lachrymable, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin lacrimabilis, from lacrima (“a tear”). The correct English form is lachrymable, spelled L-A-C-H-R-Y-M-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    lamentable

Etymology

From Latin lacrimabilis, from lacrima (“a tear”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lachrymable"?
"lachrymable" is spelled L-A-C-H-R-Y-M-A-B-L-E.
What does "lachrymable" mean?
As an adjective, "lachrymable" means: lamentable
What is the origin of the word "lachrymable"?
From Latin lacrimabilis, from lacrima (“a tear”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list