Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

affordable

/əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
af-ford-able
IPA
/əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English afford Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English affordable From afford + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/
  • British English: /əˈfɔː(ɹ).də.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more affordable (comparative) most affordable (superlative)

Derived Forms

affordably nonaffordable

Phrases

affordable housing middle-market mid-level mid-market mid-tier good value value for money

Frequently Paired Words

middle-market mid-level mid-market mid-tier economy good value value for money semiaffordable

Synonyms

gainworthy inexpensive reasonable affordable cheap at the price middle-end mid-range purchasable

Antonyms

unaffordable expensive 5-star big-ticket chargeful cheap at half the price costful costly cost-prohibitive fancy dear dearthful

Rhymes With

unaffordable recordable

Questions

How do you pronounce affordable?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈfɔɹ.də.bəl/.
What does affordable mean?
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
Where does affordable come from?
Etymology tree English afford Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English affordable From afford + -able.

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