tributable

adj

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

The verdict

“tributable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liable to pay tribute.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tributable · tributable · English

tributable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for tributable
PropertyValue
Headwordtributable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tributable” in English

tributableranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tributable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Liable to pay tribute.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tributable in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tribute + -able. The correct English form is tributable, spelled T-R-I-B-U-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liable to pay tribute.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The rolls contained the names of three hundred and seventy tributable towns, with the amount and kind of taxes to be paid […]

Etymology

From tribute + -able.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tributable"?
"tributable" is spelled T-R-I-B-U-T-A-B-L-E.
What does "tributable" mean?
As an adjective, "tributable" means: Liable to pay tribute.
What is the origin of the word "tributable"?
From tribute + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list