semblable
/ˈsɛmbləbəl/obsolete
semblable is spelled S-E-M-B-L-A-B-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, semblable means “Apparent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in semblable?
| Letters | 9: S-E-M-B-L-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 semblable?
Semblable appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 semblable?
- /ˈsɛmbləbəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-semblable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of semblable
- more semblable comparative
- most semblable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does semblable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteApparent.
- 2
obsoleteConformable.
- 3
obsoleteSimilar.
noun
- 1
obsoletesomething similar; likeness; representation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does semblable come from?
From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French [Term?], from Old French sembler (“to be like”) + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).