touchable
/ˈtʌt͡ʃəbəl/adjective
touchable is spelled T-O-U-C-H-A-B-L-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, touchable means “Capable of being touched; tangible or palpable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in touchable?
| Letters | 9: T-O-U-C-H-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is touchable?
Touchable appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 touchable?
- /ˈtʌt͡ʃəbəl/
Touchable has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-touchable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of touchable
- more touchable comparative
- most touchable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does touchable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being touched; tangible or palpable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Touchable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Capable of being touched:
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 touchable come from?
From Middle English touchable, toucheable, equivalent to touch + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).