throwable
/ˈθɹoʊ.ə.bəl/adjective, noun
throwable is spelled T-H-R-O-W-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, throwable means “Capable of being thrown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in throwable?
| Letters | 9: T-H-R-O-W-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 throwable?
Throwable appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 throwable?
- US /ˈθɹoʊ.ə.bəl/
Throwable has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-throwable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with throwable?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as throwable from its last stressed vowel (/oʊəbəl/):
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 throwable
- more throwable comparative
- most throwable superlative
- throwables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does throwable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being thrown.
- 2
Capable of being thrown in the manner of an exception.
noun
- 1
Something that is throwable.
- 2
Any object that can be thrown in the manner of an exception.
Exceptions are thrown when some module of the project detects an error condition or if it handles some standard Java throwables.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Throwable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of being thrown:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lançable |
| German | werfbar |
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 throwable come from?
From throw + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).