Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

predictable

/pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
pre-dictable
IPA
/pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be predicted.

noun

A predictable thing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English predict Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English predictable From predict + -able.

Inflected Forms

predictables (plural)

Derived Forms

impredictable predictability predictableness predictably semipredictable ultrapredictable

Frequently Paired Words

predict prediction predictor expected possible

Antonyms

non-predictable nonpredictable unpredictable

Rhymes With

unpredictable

Questions

How do you pronounce predictable?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/.
What does predictable mean?
Able to be predicted.
Where does predictable come from?
Etymology tree English predict Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English predictable From predict + -able.

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