writable
writ·a·ble/ˈɹaɪtəbəl/adjective
writable is spelled W-R-I-T-A-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (writ·a·ble). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, writable means “Capable of being written” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in writable?
| Letters | 8: W-R-I-T-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: writ·a·ble |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is writable?
Writable appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 writable?
- /ˈɹaɪtəbəl/
Writable has 3 syllables, split writ·a·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of writable
- more writable comparative
- most writable superlative
- writeable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does writable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of being written.
Are sign languages writable?
- 2
Capable of being written to.
The file is writable only for users in the admin group.
- 3
mutable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does writable come from?
From write + -able.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).