seasonable
/ˈsiːzənəbəl/
"seasonable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“seasonable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
Corpus desk
Index EN-seasonable · seasonable · English
seasonable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | seasonable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsiːzənəbəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “seasonable” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
seasonable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsiːzənəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for seasonable, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From season + -able. The correct English form is seasonable, spelled S-E-A-S-O-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Opportune; occurring at an appropriate or suitable time.
- 2Appropriate to the current season of the year.
- 3Ephemeral; lasting for just one season.
- 4In season (said of game when it is legal to be hunted and killed).
- 5Well-seasoned; matured (e.g. timber).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how seasonable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nor is it seasonable to have to do with Hercules, whil'st he is enraged, and amongst the Furies, but when he is telling merry tales amongst the Meonion Damosels.
The temperature outside was quite seasonable, neither warmer nor colder than I had expected.
Etymology
From season + -able.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.