tunable
/ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/
"tunable" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tunable” is uncommon English (frequency #55,160 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,160
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Harmonious, melodic, tuneful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tunable · tunable · English
tunable · rank #55,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,160
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH TSH
Nearest frequency peer: TSH (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “tunable”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- triomphe
triomphe
44,845 corpus weight
- truancy
truancy
44,844 corpus weight
- TSH
TSH
44,842 corpus weight
- tunable
tunable
44,841 corpus weight
- UCSF
UCSF
44,840 corpus weight
- udon
udon
44,838 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “tunable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tunable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,160 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “tunable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
tunable is uncommon English at frequency #55,160 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tunable in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From tune + -able. The correct English form is tunable, spelled T-U-N-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Harmonious, melodic, tuneful.
- 2Able to be tuned.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tunable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then doe all with a tunable voice of shouting bid him welcome.
she rather chose to follow the Fortunes of a Wheel-Barrow, than those of a Distaff; daily, charming the Ears of the Publick with the Tuneable and Melodious Cry, of, Come who throws here? Who ventures for an ORANGE?
Etymology
From tune + -able.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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