tributable
"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
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 | tributable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tributable” in English
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
- 1Liable to pay tribute.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tributable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.