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countable

/ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
count-a-ble
IPA
/ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being counted; having a quantity.

adj

Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.

adj

Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.

adj

Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers.

noun

A noun that is countable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able Middle English countable English countable From Middle English countable, equivalent to count (“to enumerate”) + -able.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/

Inflected Forms

countables (plural)

Derived Forms

countability countableness countably noncountable subcountable uncountable

Phrases

axiom of countable choice countable additivity countable noun countable set second-countable mass noun plurale tantum universal grinder

Frequently Paired Words

countability denumerability enumerability mass noun plurale tantum universal grinder universal packager universal sorter

Synonyms

denumerable count count noun countable noun enumerable numerable

Antonyms

uncountable countless numberless innumerable uncounted unnumberable unnumbered untold infinite non-denumerable noncount non-count

Rhymes With

accountable insurmountable unaccountable

Questions

How do you pronounce countable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/.
What does countable mean?
Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
Where does countable come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce countable

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