Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pronounceable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
pro-nounce-able
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being distinctly pronounced in speech; enunciable.

adj

Capable of being expressed; sayable.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin prōnūntiōbor. Old French prononcierbor. Middle English pronouncen English pronounce Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English pronounceable From pronounce + -able.

Inflected Forms

more pronounceable (comparative) most pronounceable (superlative)

Derived Forms

pronounceability pronounceableness pronounceably unpronounceable

Antonyms

unpronounceable

Questions

What does pronounceable mean?
Capable of being distinctly pronounced in speech; enunciable.
Where does pronounceable come from?
Etymology tree Latin prōnūntiōbor. Old French prononcierbor. Middle English pronouncen English pronounce Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English pronounceable From pronounce + -able.

How to pronounce pronounceable

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