Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decomposable

[diːkəmˈpəʊzəbəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: de-com-pos-able
IPA: [diːkəmˈpəʊzəbəɫ]

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be decomposed

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

British English: [diːkəmˈpəʊzəbəɫ]

Inflected Forms

more decomposable (comparative) most decomposable (superlative)

Derived Forms

equidecomposable nondecomposable

Synonyms

analyzable

Antonyms

indecomposable undecomposable

Questions

How do you pronounce decomposable?: The recorded pronunciation is [diːkəmˈpəʊzəbəɫ].
What does decomposable mean?: Able to be decomposed
Where does decomposable come from?: Etymology tree English decompose Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English decomposable From decompose + -able.

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