Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prosecutable

/pɹˈɑsɪkjˌutəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
pros-e-cutable
IPA
/pɹˈɑsɪkjˌutəbəl/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be prosecuted.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more prosecutable (comparative) most prosecutable (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

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

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