Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contestable

/kəntˈɛstəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
con-testable
IPA
/kəntˈɛstəbəl/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That can be contested; debatable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more contestable (comparative) most contestable (superlative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce contestable?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəntˈɛstəbəl/.
What does contestable mean?
That can be contested; debatable.
Where does contestable come from?
Etymology tree English contest Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English contestable From contest + -able.

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