Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

killable

/ˈkɪl.ə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: kil-l-able
IPA: /ˈkɪl.ə.bəl/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be killed.

adj

Fit to be killed, especially as a source of food.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵi(H)-l-der. Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ Proto-West Germanic *killjā Old Dutch *killa Middle Dutch kille Dutch kilbor. English kill Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English killable From kill + -able.

Inflected Forms

more killable (comparative) most killable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unkillable

Rhymes With

tillable

Questions

How do you pronounce killable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɪl.ə.bəl/.
What does killable mean?: Able to be killed.
Where does killable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵi(H)-l-der. Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ Proto-West Germanic *killjā Old Dutch *killa Middle Dutch kille Dutch kilbor. English kill Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English killable From kill + -able.

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