Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

failable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fail-able
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of failing or becoming exhausted.

Example Sentences

"He must not depend on any thing that is failable; for what shall he do then, when that stock is spent, and he hath no provision left to live upon?"

Etymology

From fail + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fail

Inflected Forms

more failable (comparative) most failable (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

fallible

Questions

What does failable mean?: Capable of failing or becoming exhausted.
Where does failable come from?: From fail + -able.

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