ponderable
/ˈpɒndəɹəbəl/adjective, noun
ponderable is spelled P-O-N-D-E-R-A-B-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ponderable means “Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ponderable?
| Letters | 10: P-O-N-D-E-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 ponderable?
Ponderable appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 ponderable?
- /ˈpɒndəɹəbəl/
- /ˈpɒndɹəbəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-ponderable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ponderable
- more ponderable comparative
- most ponderable superlative
- ponderables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ponderable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
- 2
Worthy of note; significant, interesting.
- 3
rareHeavy; ponderous.
noun
- 1
rareSomething that is ponderable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ponderable come from?
From ponder + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).