Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transferable

/trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: trans-fer-able
IPA: /trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be transferred.

Example Sentences

"To start a new career, you need transferable skills."
"The rights of men in ſociety, are neither deviſeable, nor transferable, nor annihilable, but are deſcendable only; and it is not in the power of any generation to intercept finally, and cut off the deſcent."

Etymology

From transfer + -able. Compare inferable, deferrable.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: transfer

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/
British English: /trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/

Inflected Forms

transferrable (alternative) transferrible (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

intransferable nontransferable transferableness untransferable

Phrases

single transferable vote transferable skill

Frequently Paired Words

transferability

Synonyms

assignable conveyable negotiable transferrable movable moveable transportable

Rhymes With

non-transferable transferrable nontransferable

Questions

How do you pronounce transferable?: The recorded pronunciation is /trɑːnsˈfɜːrəbl̩/.
What does transferable mean?: Able to be transferred.
Where does transferable come from?: From transfer + -able. Compare inferable, deferrable.

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