Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortenable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
short-en-able
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That may be shortened.

Etymology

From shorten + -able.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more shortenable (comparative) most shortenable (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

extensible lengthenable

Antonyms

unshortenable

Questions

What does shortenable mean?
That may be shortened.
Where does shortenable come from?
From shorten + -able.

How to pronounce shortenable

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