remarkable
re·mark·a·ble/ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩/adjective
remarkable is spelled R-E-M-A-R-K-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (re·mark·a·ble). It appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, remarkable means “Worthy of remark; notable; interesting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in remarkable?
| Letters | 10: R-E-M-A-R-K-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: re·mark·a·ble |
| In writing | 19 times per million words; the 4,365th 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 remarkable?
Remarkable appears 19 times per million words in written English, the 4,365th 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 remarkable?
- UK /ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩/
- US /ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩/
Remarkable has 4 syllables, split re·mark·a·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-remarkable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of remarkable
- more remarkable comparative
- most remarkable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remarkable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.
Her remarkable skill in mathematics is better than everyone else's in the class.
- 2
Uncommon; unusual.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remarkable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense worthy of being remarked:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | remarquable |
| German | bemerkenswert, verwunderlich, denkwürdig, beachtenswert, beachtlich |
| Portuguese | notável, eminente, destacável |
| Spanish | remarcable, destacable, prócer |
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 remarkable come from?
From remark + -able, from French remarquable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).