penetrable
/ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/adjective
penetrable is spelled P-E-N-E-T-R-A-B-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, penetrable means “Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in penetrable?
| Letters | 10: P-E-N-E-T-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 penetrable?
Penetrable appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 penetrable?
- /ˈpɛnətɹəbəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-penetrable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of penetrable
- more penetrable comparative
- most penetrable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does penetrable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.
- 2
Capable of being fully understood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Penetrable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of being penetrated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pénétrable |
| German | durchlässig |
| Portuguese | penetrável |
| Spanish | penetrable |
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 penetrable come from?
From Middle English penetrable, penytrable, from Old French penetrable, from Medieval Latin penetrābilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).