Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forbearable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for-bear-able
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That may be foreborne.

Etymology

From forbear + -able.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does forbearable mean?
That may be foreborne.
Where does forbearable come from?
From forbear + -able.

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