searchable
/ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/adjective, noun
searchable is spelled S-E-A-R-C-H-A-B-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, searchable means “Capable of being searched, especially something that has an automated search function included” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in searchable?
| Letters | 10: S-E-A-R-C-H-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 searchable?
Searchable appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 searchable?
- US /ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of searchable
- more searchable comparative
- most searchable superlative
- searchables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does searchable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being searched, especially something that has an automated search function included.
The new searchable database is much more useful than the old paper records.
- 2
Capable of being searched for.
noun
- 1
Something that can be searched, or searched for.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Searchable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of being searched:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cherchable, recherchable |
| German | durchsuchbar, suchbar |
| Portuguese | pesquisável |
| Spanish | rebuscable, esculcable, escurcable |
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 searchable come from?
From search + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).