perceptible
/pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/adjective, noun
perceptible is spelled P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-B-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, perceptible means “Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perceptible?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-C-E-P-T-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 perceptible?
Perceptible appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 perceptible?
- US /pɚˈsɛptəbl̩/
- UK /pəˈsɛptɪbl̩/
Perceptible has 4 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: En-us-perceptible.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of perceptible
- more perceptible comparative
- most perceptible superlative
- perceptibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perceptible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.
Her voice was barely perceptible over the noise, but her gestures made her meaning clear.
noun
- 1
Anything that can be perceived.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perceptible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to be perceived:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | perceptible |
| German | wahrnehmbar, spürbar, fühlbar |
| Portuguese | percetível, perceptível |
| Spanish | perceptible |
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 perceptible come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin perceptibilis, from Latin percipio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).