surmountable
adjective
surmountable is spelled S-U-R-M-O-U-N-T-A-B-L-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, surmountable means “Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in surmountable?
| Letters | 12: S-U-R-M-O-U-N-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 surmountable?
Surmountable appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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).
Forms of surmountable
- more surmountable comparative
- most surmountable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does surmountable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable.
Now that we have done the impossible we can finish it, all that remain are rather easy and surmountable obstacles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Surmountable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | überwindbar, überspringbar, passierbar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does surmountable come from?
From surmount + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).