Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

employable

/ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
em-ploy-able
IPA
/ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be employed.

noun

A person who is fit for employment.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/
  • British English: /ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more employable (comparative) most employable (superlative) employables (plural)

Derived Forms

employability

Antonyms

unemployable

Rhymes With

enjoyable deployable unemployable

Questions

How do you pronounce employable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈplɔɪəbəl/.
What does employable mean?
Able to be employed.
Where does employable come from?
Etymology tree English employ Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English employable From employ + -able.

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