recommendable

adj

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"recommendable" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“recommendable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being recommended.

Corpus desk

Index EN-recommendable · recommendable · English

recommendable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for recommendable
PropertyValue
Headwordrecommendable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “recommendable” in English

recommendablesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recommendable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capable of being recommended.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for recommendable, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From recommend + -able. The correct English form is recommendable, spelled R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capable of being recommended.

Etymology

From recommend + -able.

This word in other languages

recommandable(Français)empfehlenswert(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recommendable"?
"recommendable" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-B-L-E.
What does "recommendable" mean?
As an adjective, "recommendable" means: Capable of being recommended.
What is the origin of the word "recommendable"?
From recommend + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list