thinkable
/ˈθɪŋkəbəl/
"thinkable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“thinkable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-thinkable · thinkable · English
thinkable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | thinkable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈθɪŋkəbəl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “thinkable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
thinkable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈθɪŋkəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
thinkable has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From think + -able. The correct English form is thinkable, spelled T-H-I-N-K-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable.
- 2Morally acceptable or legal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how thinkable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Nothing can separate us; not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not threats, not even sin, not the thinkable or unthinkable can get between us,” it reads.
Etymology
From think + -able.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.