lovable
/ˈlʌvəbəl/adjective
lovable is spelled L-O-V-A-B-L-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “lovable vs loveable” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, lovable means “Inspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lovable?
| Letters | 7: L-O-V-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is lovable?
Lovable appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 lovable?
- /ˈlʌvəbəl/
Lovable 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lovable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with lovable
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: loveable.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of lovable
- more lovable comparative
- lovabler comparative
- most lovable superlative
- lovablest superlative
- loveable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lovable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Inspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lovable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inspiring love:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aimable, adorable |
| German | liebenswert, reizend |
| Portuguese | amável |
| Spanish | adorable, amable |
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 lovable come from?
From Middle English lovable, loveable, luffeabill, lufabul, equivalent to love + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).