sufferable
suf·fer·a·ble/ˈsʌfəɹəb(ə)l/obsolete
sufferable is spelled S-U-F-F-E-R-A-B-L-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (suf·fer·a·ble). It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sufferable means “Able to suffer, endure, or tolerate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sufferable?
| Letters | 10: S-U-F-F-E-R-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: suf·fer·a·ble |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 sufferable?
Sufferable appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 sufferable?
- US /ˈsʌfəɹəb(ə)l/
- US /ˈsʌfɹəb(ə)l/
Sufferable has 4 syllables, split suf·fer·a·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sufferable?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sufferable from its last stressed vowel (/ʌfəɹəbl/):
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 sufferable
- more sufferable comparative
- most sufferable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sufferable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicobsoleteAble to suffer, endure, or tolerate.
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- 2
archaicobsoleteCapable of being endured, tolerated, permitted, or allowed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sufferable come from?
From Middle English sufferable, souffrable (“bearable, endurable, tolerable; allowable, permissible; able to or willing to bear hardship; forbearing, long-suffering; calm, self-restrained, slow to anger; capable of suffering”), from Anglo-Norman sufferable, souffrable, and Old French souffrable, suffrable (“sufferable, tolerable”)), from Medieval Latin sufferābilis, from Latin sufferre + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).