tangible
tan·gi·ble/ˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/adjective, noun
tangible is spelled T-A-N-G-I-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (tan·gi·ble). It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tangible means “Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tangible?
| Letters | 8: T-A-N-G-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: tan·gi·ble |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 tangible?
Tangible appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th 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 tangible?
- UK /ˈtæn.d͡ʒɪ.b(ə)l/
- US /ˈtæn.d͡ʒə.bəl/
Tangible has 3 syllables, split tan·gi·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tangible.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tangible?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tangible from its last stressed vowel (/ændʒəbəl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bleating.
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 tangible
- more tangible comparative
- most tangible superlative
- tangibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tangible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
- 2
Perceptible; able to be perceived.
- 3
Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
- 4
Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
noun
- 1
A physical object; something that can be touched.
- 2
Real or concrete results.
Yes, but what are the tangibles?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tangible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tangible, palpable |
| German | greifbar, erfühlbar , konkret , erfassbar, fassbar, begreifbar |
| Portuguese | tangível |
| Spanish | tangible, palpable |
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 tangible come from?
Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere (“to touch”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).