Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recognisable

/ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzəbl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: recog-nis-able
IPA: /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzəbl̩/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be recognised.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Whistle's creation stems from an internal colleague competition run by Northern to design a recognisable and approachable character to act as a mascot."
"The Forth Rail Bridge, which spans the Firth of Forth seven miles to the north west of Edinburgh, is arguably one of the most recognisable bridges in the world."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɛkəɡnaɪzəbl̩/
British English: /ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbl̩/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

more recognisable (comparative) most recognisable (superlative) recognizable (alternative)

Derived Forms

recognisability recognisably

Synonyms

recognizable placeable

Antonyms

unrecognisable

Questions

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

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