Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derailable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-rail-able
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being derailed.

Etymology

From derail + -able.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more derailable (comparative) most derailable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does derailable mean?
Capable of being derailed.
Where does derailable come from?
From derail + -able.

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