microwavable
adjective
microwavable is spelled M-I-C-R-O-W-A-V-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, microwavable means “Suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in microwavable?
| Letters | 12: M-I-C-R-O-W-A-V-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 microwavable?
Microwavable appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 microwavable?
Microwavable has 5 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).
Forms of microwavable
- microwaveable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microwavable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Microwavable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense suitable for heating in a microwave oven:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micro-ondable |
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 microwavable come from?
From microwave + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).