pensionable
adjective
pensionable is spelled P-E-N-S-I-O-N-A-B-L-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pensionable means “Eligible to receive a pension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pensionable?
| Letters | 11: P-E-N-S-I-O-N-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 pensionable?
Pensionable appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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).
What does pensionable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Eligible to receive a pension.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pensionable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to receive a pension:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | pensionista, pensionable |
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 pensionable come from?
From pension + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).