Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decodable

[dɪˈkəʊdəbəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
de-cod-able
IPA
[dɪˈkəʊdəbəɫ]
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be read using a certain set of reading knowledge.

adj

Of a code, having a non-singular extension; being a lossless encoding.

adj

capable of being decoded

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: [dɪˈkəʊdəbəɫ]

Inflected Forms

more decodable (comparative) most decodable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nondecodable undecodable UD

Phrases

uniquely decodable

Questions

How do you pronounce decodable?
The recorded pronunciation is [dɪˈkəʊdəbəɫ].
What does decodable mean?
Able to be read using a certain set of reading knowledge.
Where does decodable come from?
Etymology tree English decode Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English decodable From decode + -able.

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