scalable
/ˈskeɪ.lə.bl̩/adjective
scalable is spelled S-C-A-L-A-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, scalable means “Capable of being climbed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scalable?
| Letters | 8: S-C-A-L-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is scalable?
Scalable appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 scalable?
- US /ˈskeɪ.lə.bl̩/
- US [ˈskeɪ̯.lə.bɫ̩]
- Australia /ˈskæɪ.lə.bl̩/
Scalable has 3 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-scalable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scalable?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scalable from its last stressed vowel (/eɪləbl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of scalable
- more scalable comparative
- most scalable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scalable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being climbed.
- 2
Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.
- 3
Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease.
- 4
Suitable to provide accurate dimensions to manufacturing staff by being measured and having the measurements multiplied by the scale factor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scalable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | skalierbar |
| Spanish | escalable |
| French | extensible, évolutif |
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 scalable come from?
From scale + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).