usable
/ˈjuː.zə.bəl/adjective
usable is spelled U-S-A-B-L-E: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “usable vs useable” about 170 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, usable means “Capable of being used” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in usable?
| Letters | 6: U-S-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.4 times per million words; the 14,307th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is usable?
Usable appears 3.4 times per million words in written English, the 14,307th 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 usable?
- /ˈjuː.zə.bəl/
Usable 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)-Vealhurl-usable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with usable
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: useable.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of usable
- more usable comparative
- most usable superlative
- useable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does usable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being used.
- 2
Easy to use; exhibiting good usability.
- 3
homosexual
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Usable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense capable of being used:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | utilisable |
| German | nutzbar, benutzbar |
| Portuguese | utilizável, usável |
| Spanish | utilizable, usable, servir |
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 usable come from?
From Old French usable, from the verb user (“to use”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).