Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recoverable

/ɹɪˈkʌvɚəb(ə)l/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: re-cov-er-able
IPA: /ɹɪˈkʌvɚəb(ə)l/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being regained or recovered.

adj

Restorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.

adj

Capable of being brought back to a former condition, or recovered from.

adj

Obtainable from a debtor or possessor.

noun

Amounts of reinsurance coverage that are due from a reinsurer.

Example Sentences

"recoverable data"
"a recoverable error"
"recoverable debt"

Etymology

From Middle English recoverabille, recoverable, recovererabyll (error), equivalent to recover + -able.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: recoverabille
Suffix: recover

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈkʌvɚəb(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

recoverables (plural)

Derived Forms

nonrecoverable recoverableness recovered unrecovered

Antonyms

irrecoverable unrecoverable

Rhymes With

discoverable

Questions

How do you pronounce recoverable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈkʌvɚəb(ə)l/.
What does recoverable mean?: Capable of being regained or recovered.
Where does recoverable come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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