Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relatable

[ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
re-lat-a-ble
IPA
[ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩]
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be related to something else; connected with.

adj

Able to be related to on a personal level.

adj

Able to be passed on verbally; capable of being narrated or suitable for relating.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩]
  • British English: [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩]

Inflected Forms

more relatable (comparative) most relatable (superlative) relateable (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonrelatable relatability relatably unrelatable

Questions

How do you pronounce relatable?
The recorded pronunciation is [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩].
What does relatable mean?
Able to be related to something else; connected with.
Where does relatable come from?
Etymology tree English relate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English relatable From relate + -able.

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