vocable
/ˈvəʊkəbl̩/
"vocable" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vocable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vocable · vocable · English
vocable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vocable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈvəʊkəbl̩/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vocable” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vocable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvəʊkəbl̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vocable in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English vocable, from Middle French vocable and its etymon, Latin vocābulum, from vocō (“I call”). The correct English form is vocable, spelled V-O-C-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.
- 2A syllable or sound without specific meaning, used together with or in place of actual words in a song.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vocable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Without words and almost with the seriousness of asylum nurses they at once set upon an unsavoury-looking matron who began to cry out Mediterranean vocables of distress.
At first the man puzzled; then he smiled. He pronounced a string of uncouth vocables.
Etymology
From Middle English vocable, from Middle French vocable and its etymon, Latin vocābulum, from vocō (“I call”).
This word in other languages
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.