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disputable

/dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-putable
IPA
/dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- 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 disputo Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin disputābilislbor. English disputable Learned borrowing from Latin disputābilis. By surface analysis, dispute + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/
  • British English: /dɪˈspjuː.tə.bəɫ/

Inflected Forms

more disputable (comparative) most disputable (superlative)

Derived Forms

disputableness disputably indisputable undisputable

Frequently Paired Words

disputant disputation disputatious dispute

Synonyms

controvertible debatable arguable moot

Rhymes With

suitable unsuitable immutable indisputable irrefutable inscrutable mutable

Questions

How do you pronounce disputable?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspju.tə.bəɫ/.
What does disputable mean?
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
Where does disputable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- 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 disputo Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin disputābilislbor. English disputable Learned borrowing from Latin disputābilis. By surface analysis, dispute + -able.

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