sables
/ˈseɪbəlz/noun, adjective
sables is spelled S-A-B-L-E-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sables means “Black garments worn in mourning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sables?
| Letters | 6: S-A-B-L-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sables?
Sables appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 sables?
- /ˈseɪbəlz/
Sables has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sables.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sables mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Black garments worn in mourning.
- 2
plural of sable
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of sable (“heraldry: black”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).