pleasurable
/ˈplɛʒəɹəbəl/adjective
pleasurable is spelled P-L-E-A-S-U-R-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pleasurable means “That gives pleasure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pleasurable?
| Letters | 11: P-L-E-A-S-U-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st 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 pleasurable?
Pleasurable appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 pleasurable?
- /ˈplɛʒəɹəbəl/
Pleasurable 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pleasurable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pleasurable
- more pleasurable comparative
- most pleasurable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleasurable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That gives pleasure
The massage was a pleasurable experience.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pleasurable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that gives pleasure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agréable, plaisant |
| German | angenehm |
| Portuguese | prazeroso |
| Spanish | placentero |
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 pleasurable come from?
From pleasure + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).