retrievable
adjective
retrievable is spelled R-E-T-R-I-E-V-A-B-L-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, retrievable means “Capable of being retrieved or recovered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retrievable?
| Letters | 11: R-E-T-R-I-E-V-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 retrievable?
Retrievable appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 retrievable?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-retrievable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of retrievable
- more retrievable comparative
- most retrievable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retrievable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being retrieved or recovered.
Mislaid items are retrievable from the Lost Property office.
- 2
From which recovery is possible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Retrievable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of being retrieved or recovered:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | abrufbar, rückholbar, rückgewinnbar |
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 retrievable come from?
From retrieve + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).