Speakur

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educable

/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊ.kəb(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
ed-u-ca-ble
IPA
/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊ.kəb(ə)l/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being educated.

noun

A person capable of being educated.

Etymology

From New Latin educabilis, from Latin ēducō (“to educate”) + -ābilis; see educate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dewk-, educabilis, ēducō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊ.kəb(ə)l/
  • British English: /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊ.kəbl̩/

Inflected Forms

more educable (comparative) most educable (superlative) educables (plural)

Derived Forms

educably ineducable noneducable uneducable

Frequently Paired Words

educate educability

Synonyms

educatable

Questions

How do you pronounce educable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊ.kəb(ə)l/.
What does educable mean?
Capable of being educated.
Where does educable come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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