Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conceivably

/kənsˈivəbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: con-ceiv-ably
IPA: /kənsˈivəbli/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a conceivable manner; possibly.

Example Sentences

"Considering that no lexicographer can conceivably know all the words of a language, students were asked to ponder what data lexicographers used to inform them about words[.]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English conceivable Middle English -ly English -ly English conceivably From conceivable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more conceivably (comparative) most conceivably (superlative)

Rhymes With

unbelievably irretrievably

Questions

How do you pronounce conceivably?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənsˈivəbli/.
What does conceivably mean?: In a conceivable manner; possibly.
Where does conceivably come from?: Etymology tree English conceivable Middle English -ly English -ly English conceivably From conceivable + -ly.

How to pronounce conceivably

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