skiable
"skiable" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“skiable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be skied on; having conditions amenable to skiing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-skiable · skiable · English
skiable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | skiable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “skiable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
skiable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be skied on; having conditions amenable to skiing.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for skiable, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ski + -able. The correct English form is skiable, spelled S-K-I-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be skied on; having conditions amenable to skiing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how skiable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The new snow on the mountain was extremely skiable.
Etymology
From ski + -able.
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.