Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decipherable

[dɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
de-ci-pher-able
IPA
[dɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəɫ]
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: [dɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəɫ]

Inflected Forms

more decipherable (comparative) most decipherable (superlative)

Derived Forms

decipherably

Synonyms

clear readable

Antonyms

indecipherable undecipherable

Questions

How do you pronounce decipherable?
The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈsaɪfəɹəbəɫ].
What does decipherable mean?
that can be deciphered, understood or comprehended
Where does decipherable come from?
Etymology tree English decipher Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English decipherable From decipher + -able.

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