Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

explainable

/ɪksplˈeɪnəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
ex-plain-able
IPA
/ɪksplˈeɪnəbəl/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be explained or understood

Etymology

From explain + -able from Latin explanō (“to flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more explainable (comparative) most explainable (superlative)

Derived Forms

inexplainable nonexplainable

Synonyms

explicable accountable explicatable interpretable

Antonyms

inexplicable unexplainable

Rhymes With

sustainable unsustainable attainable obtainable unattainable unexplainable unobtainable trainable

Questions

How do you pronounce explainable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪksplˈeɪnəbəl/.
What does explainable mean?
Able to be explained or understood
Where does explainable come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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