survivable

adj

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"survivable" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“survivable” is uncommon English (frequency #64,752 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,752
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be survived.

Corpus desk

Index EN-survivable · survivable · English

survivable · rank #64,752 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,752
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH suman

Nearest frequency peer: suman (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “survivable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “survivable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for survivable
PropertyValue
Headwordsurvivable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “survivable” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).survivablefalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “suman” (#64,751), “sulky” (#64,750), “suckle” (#64,749). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “survivable” is #64,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

survivable is uncommon English at frequency #64,752 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 survivable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From survive + -able. The correct English form is survivable, spelled S-U-R-V-I-V-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Able to be survived.
  2. 2
    Capable of surviving an attack, especially a nuclear strike.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The conditions they are living in are harsh but survivable.
  2. In order for a weapon system to be an effective deterrent it must be highly survivable. Weapon systems based in the world's ocean waters are the most survivable systems.

Etymology

From survive + -able.

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 "survivable"?
"survivable" is spelled S-U-R-V-I-V-A-B-L-E.
What does "survivable" mean?
As an adjective, "survivable" means: Able to be survived.
What is the origin of the word "survivable"?
From survive + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list