Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buildable

/bˈɪldəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: build-able
IPA: /bˈɪldəbəl/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That can be built.

adj

Suitable for building on.

Example Sentences

"It is […] perched on the last buildable site on the presidential inaugural parade route between the Capitol and the White House."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English buildable From build + -able.

Inflected Forms

more buildable (comparative) most buildable (superlative)

Synonyms

constructible

Antonyms

unbuildable

Rhymes With

unbuildable

Questions

How do you pronounce buildable?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪldəbəl/.
What does buildable mean?: That can be built.
Where does buildable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan Old English bytlan Middle English bylden English build Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English buildable From build + -able.

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