sortable
/ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/adjective, noun
sortable is spelled S-O-R-T-A-B-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sortable means “That can be sorted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sortable?
| Letters | 8: S-O-R-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sortable?
Sortable appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 sortable?
- UK /ˈsɔːtəb(ə)l/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sortable?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sortable (/ɔtəbl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: storable.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sortable
- more sortable comparative
- most sortable superlative
- sortables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sortable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That can be sorted.
- 2
obsoleteSuitable; proper, appropriate.
noun
- 1
A component that allows a sequence of items to be reordered via drag and drop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sortable come from?
Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).