Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

explicable

/ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pli-ca-ble
IPA
/ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be explained.

Etymology

From Middle French explicable, from Latin explicabilis, from explicō (“unfold, explain”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: explicable, explicabilis

Derived Forms

explicableness explicably

Synonyms

explainable accountable

Antonyms

inexplicable

Rhymes With

despicable extricable

Questions

How do you pronounce explicable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/.
What does explicable mean?
Able to be explained.
Where does explicable come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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