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workable

adjective

workable is spelled W-O-R-K-A-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, workable means “Capable of functioning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in workable?

Letters8: W-O-R-K-A-B-L-E
Syllables3 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in 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).

How common is workable?

Workable appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 workable?

    Workable 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).

    Forms of workable

    • more workable comparative
    • most workable superlative

    Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

    What does workable mean?

    The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

    adjective

    1. 1

      Capable of functioning.

      They came up with a workable solution, until they could think of something better.

    2. 2

      Able to be worked or fashioned

    Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

    Workable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

    LanguageWords
    Germanmachbar, brauchbar, funktionsfähig, umsetzbar, praktikabel (capable of functioning)
    Spanishservir (capable of functioning), mañero, laborable (able to be worked or fashioned)
    Frenchœuvrable (able to be worked or fashioned)

    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 workable come from?

    From work + -able.

    Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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