Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expandable

/ɪkspˈændəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pand-able
IPA
/ɪkspˈændəbəl/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the capacity to be expanded.

noun

Anything that can be expanded.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more expandable (comparative) most expandable (superlative) expandables (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperexpandable nonexpandable thermoexpandable unexpandable

Frequently Paired Words

inflatable

Synonyms

expandible expansible expansile

Rhymes With

understandable mandible

Questions

How do you pronounce expandable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkspˈændəbəl/.
What does expandable mean?
Having the capacity to be expanded.
Where does expandable come from?
Etymology tree English expand Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English expandable From expand + -able.

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