searchable

Name: searchable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/

//ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“searchable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,276
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being searched, especially something that has an automated search function included.

Corpus desk

Index EN-searchable · searchable · English

searchable · rank #34,276 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #34,276
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH scorned

Nearest frequency peer: scorned (-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.

sauvignon

65,729
savagery

65,728
scorned

65,726
searchable

65,725
seething

65,724
sequentially

65,722

What this shows “searchable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for searchable
Property	Value
Headword	searchable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#34,276
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “searchable”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).searchablelands here:

#34,276

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “scorned” (#34,275), “seething” (#34,277), “savagery” (#34,273). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “searchable” is #34,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around searchable (IPA /ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,276 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for searchable, with forms such as "esarchable", "saerchable", and "seacrhable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From search + -able. The correct English form is searchable, spelled S-E-A-R-C-H-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Capable of being searched, especially something that has an automated search function included.
2
Capable of being searched for.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The new searchable database is much more useful than the old paper records.
Other searchable items were common or at least not infrequent.

Etymology

From search + -able.

This word in other languages

cherchable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

esarchable
saerchable
seacrhable
searcahble
searcchable
searchabble
searchabel
searchablle
searchalbe
searchbale
searchhable
searchible
searhcable
searrchable
serachable
ssearchable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of searchable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "searchable"

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 "searchable"?

"searchable" is spelled S-E-A-R-C-H-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/.

What does "searchable" mean?

As an adjective, "searchable" means: Capable of being searched, especially something that has an automated search function included.

What are common misspellings of "searchable"?

Common misspellings include "esarchable", "saerchable", "seacrhable", "searcahble", "searcchable". The correct spelling is "searchable".

How do you pronounce "searchable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "searchable" is /ˈsɝt͡ʃəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "searchable"?

From search + -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 "searchable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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