supportable

adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"supportable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“supportable” is uncommon English (frequency #99,913 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,913
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.

Corpus desk

Index EN-supportable · supportable · English

supportable · rank #99,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,913
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH supermoon

Nearest frequency peer: supermoon (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “supportable”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “supportable” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for supportable
PropertyValue
Headwordsupportable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#99,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “supportable” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).supportablelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “supermoon” (#99,912), “suprisingly” (#99,914), “superimposing” (#99,911). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

supportable is uncommon English at frequency #99,913 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for supportable in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English supportable, equivalent to support + -able, or possibly from Middle French supportable. The correct English form is supportable, spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
  2. 2
    Capable of being borne, endured, or tolerated; endurable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how supportable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
  2. [...]supportable To make the dear loss, have I means much weaker Than you may call to comfort you, for I Have lost my daughter.

Etymology

From Middle English supportable, equivalent to support + -able, or possibly from Middle French supportable.

Antonyms

insupportableintolerableunabideableunbearable

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "supportable"?
"supportable" is spelled S-U-P-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E.
What does "supportable" mean?
As an adjective, "supportable" means: Capable of being supported, upheld, maintained, or defended.
What is the origin of the word "supportable"?
From Middle English supportable, equivalent to support + -able, or possibly from Middle French supportable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "supportable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

suprisingly#99,914subterminal#99,908Thatcherism#99,932tomographic#99,946

What to do next

You've looked up "supportable". Here's where to go from here.

  • Usage frequency rank #99,913 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more English words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
  • PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list