laudable
/ˈlɔːdəbəl/adjective
laudable is spelled L-A-U-D-A-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, laudable means “Worthy of being lauded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in laudable?
| Letters | 8: L-A-U-D-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 laudable?
Laudable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 laudable?
- UK /ˈlɔːdəbəl/
- British /ˈloːdəbəl/
- /ˈlɔdəbəl/
Laudable has 3 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: En-us-laudable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of laudable
- more laudable comparative
- most laudable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laudable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Worthy of being lauded.
Near-synonym: admirable
- 2
archaicHealthful; having a disposition to promote healing.
laudable juices of the body
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laudable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense worthy of being lauded:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | louable |
| German | lobenswert, löblich |
| Portuguese | louvável |
| Spanish | loable, laudable, encomiable, benemérito, elogiable |
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.
Where does laudable come from?
From Middle English laudable, from Old French laudable or directly from Latin laudabilis; equivalent to laud + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).