Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

correctable

/kəˈɹɛktəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: cor-rectable
IPA: /kəˈɹɛktəbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be corrected.

Etymology

From Middle English correctable, equivalent to correct + -able.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: correctable
Suffix: correct

Inflected Forms

more correctable (comparative) most correctable (superlative) correctible (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

corrigible

Synonyms

corrigible amendable

Antonyms

uncorrectable

Questions

How do you pronounce correctable?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹɛktəbəl/.
What does correctable mean?: Able to be corrected.
Where does correctable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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