pluggable
adjective
pluggable is spelled P-L-U-G-G-A-B-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pluggable means “Capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pluggable?
| Letters | 9: P-L-U-G-G-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 pluggable?
Pluggable appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 pluggable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being plugged, or plugged in, especially in reference to optional components of software.
The system features a pluggable authentication module.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pluggable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | plugável |
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 pluggable come from?
From plug + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).