readable
read·a·ble/ˈɹiː.də.bəl/adjective
readable is spelled R-E-A-D-A-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (read·a·ble). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, readable means “Legible, possible to read or at least decipher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in readable?
| Letters | 8: R-E-A-D-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: read·a·ble |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th 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 readable?
Readable appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 readable?
- /ˈɹiː.də.bəl/
- [ˈɹiː.də.bl̩]
Readable has 3 syllables, split read·a·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-readable.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-readable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of readable
- more readable comparative
- most readable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does readable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Legible, possible to read or at least decipher.
If that sign were still readable we'd know where we are!
- 2
Which can be read–i.e. accessed or played–by a certain technical type of device.
No sale, those aren't readable with my DVD-player!
- 3
Enjoyable to read, of an acceptable stylistic quality or at least functionally composed.
These assembly instructions aren't readable, I still don't have a clue how to start!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Readable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense enjoyable to read:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ameno |
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 readable come from?
From read + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).