Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acknowledgeable

/æknˈɑlɪdʒəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ac-knowl-edge-able
IPA: /æknˈɑlɪdʒəbəl/

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be acknowledged.

adj

Worthy of acknowledgement.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more acknowledgeable (comparative) most acknowledgeable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unacknowledgeable

Questions

How do you pronounce acknowledgeable?: The recorded pronunciation is /æknˈɑlɪdʒəbəl/.
What does acknowledgeable mean?: Able to be acknowledged.
Where does acknowledgeable come from?: Etymology tree English acknowledge Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English acknowledgeable From acknowledge + -able.

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