missable
/ˈmɪsəbl̩/adjective
missable is spelled M-I-S-S-A-B-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, missable means “Able to avoid detection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in missable?
| Letters | 8: M-I-S-S-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is missable?
Missable appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 missable?
- /ˈmɪsəbl̩/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of missable
- more missable comparative
- most missable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does missable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to avoid detection.
Sherlock easily located the clue, but Watson considered it missable.
- 2
Far from unmissable; not worth watching or experiencing.
a missable costume drama
- 3
Capable of being missed.
She was missable after a week away from home.
- 4
Capable of being permanently missed, usually due to game or story progression; inaccessible or unobtainable after a certain point.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does missable come from?
From miss + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).