repairable

adj

"repairable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“repairable” is uncommon English (frequency #70,206 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,206
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be repaired.

Corpus desk

Index EN-repairable · repairable · English

repairable · rank #70,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,206
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH renege

Nearest frequency peer: renege (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “repairable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “repairable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for repairable
PropertyValue
Headwordrepairable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “repairable” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).repairablefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “renege” (#70,205), “relaxant” (#70,203), “reticulated” (#70,209). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “repairable” is #70,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

repairable is uncommon English at frequency #70,206 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be repaired.".

Zero misspellings are on record for repairable in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From repair + -able. The correct English form is repairable, spelled R-E-P-A-I-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Able to be repaired.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how repairable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Luckily, the damage from the accident was repairable.
  2. Even though W.R. locomotives would always be maintained in W.R. territory, "foreign" depots must be capable of attending to any repairable defects that might occur while the Western units are "abroad"; [...].

Etymology

From repair + -able.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "repairable"?
"repairable" is spelled R-E-P-A-I-R-A-B-L-E.
What does "repairable" mean?
As an adjective, "repairable" means: Able to be repaired.
What is the origin of the word "repairable"?
From repair + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "repairable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list