Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gettable

/ˈɡɛdəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: get-table
IPA: /ˈɡɛdəbəl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be gotten.

adj

Able to be understood.

Example Sentences

"I think that of the court's conservative justices, [Amy Coney Barrett] is (as the order today [in Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition] suggests and yesterday's decision [in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA]) one of the justices that may be more "gettable" to join the court's liberal justices."
"I don't get that joke. I don't even know if it's gettable."

Etymology

From get + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: get

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɛdəbəl/
British English: /ˈɡɛtəbəl/

Inflected Forms

more gettable (comparative) most gettable (superlative) getable (alternative) gettabill (alternative) gettible (alternative)

Synonyms

acquirable obtainable getable procurable

Antonyms

ungettable unobtainable

Rhymes With

unforgettable regrettable forgettable pettable

Questions

How do you pronounce gettable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɛdəbəl/.
What does gettable mean?: Able to be gotten.
Where does gettable come from?: From get + -able.

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