Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incarcerable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-car-cer-able
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suitable for incarceration; imprisonable.

Example Sentences

"The boundaries of incarcerable behavior were wider, though, for people far from kin and community, even if these people were not violent."

Etymology

From incarcerate + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: incarcerate

Questions

What does incarcerable mean?: Suitable for incarceration; imprisonable.
Where does incarcerable come from?: From incarcerate + -able.

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