Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

articulable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: ar-tic-u-la-ble
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.

adj

Capable of being expressed clearly in language.

Example Sentences

"It is beyond a doubt that many sounds are articulable, which do not occur in English."

Etymology

Etymology tree English articul(ate) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English articulable From articul(ate) + -able.

Inflected Forms

more articulable (comparative) most articulable (superlative)

Derived Forms

inarticulable unarticulable

Synonyms

enunciable expressible

Questions

What does articulable mean?: Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech.
Where does articulable come from?: Etymology tree English articul(ate) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English articulable From articul(ate) + -able.

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